Grab the vacuum: Ladybugs overwhelm parts of U.S. Southeast
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Millions of ladybugs are invading homes and businesses in parts of the U.S. eastern seaboard and Gulf Coast this fall, causing headaches for residents who are fighting the invasion with vacuum cleaners that suc…
U.S. plane hijacker returns home from Cuba after 30 years
HAVANA (Reuters) – A former U.S. militant who hijacked a plane to Cuba almost 30 years ago flew home to the United States on Wednesday and was arrested by the FBI on air piracy charges, federal authorities said.
Top U.S. insurer sees weak Obamacare sign-ups, prepares for delay
(Reuters) – A top U.S. health insurer gave the first detailed view of how the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law is affecting the industry, saying on Wednesday it had cut its enrollment forecasts by at least a …
Florida city reverses gun ban on neighborhood watch volunteers
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Police in the Florida city where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin have backed off a plan to explicitly ban neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying guns while on duty.
Mayor Bloomberg plans return to Bloomberg View: report
(Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg is planning to return to the company he founded, taking an active role at its opinion site, according to a report on the website Capital New York.
Kansas high school football players accused of hazing teammates
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Three Kansas high school football players accused of pressing a hot coat hanger to the stomachs of several freshmen players in a hazing incident some have called a branding have been charged with aggravated battery, a …
UAW official who shaped labor deals during auto crisis to retire
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Holiefield, a sometimes controversial United Auto Workers official who negotiated the labor contracts that helped reshaped the U.S. auto industry, will retire next year.
Starbucks wants to recruit 10,000 vets, spouses
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp is looking for thousands of good men – and women.
Silk Road’s alleged mastermind makes first NY court appearance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht, the man U.S. prosecutors say operated the anonymous online criminal marketplace Silk Road, on Wednesday said his client would plead not guilty to drug trafficking, hacking and money l…
Oklahoma teen charged with murder in killing of Australian student
DUNCAN, Oklahoma (Reuters) – One of three teens accused of killing an Australian student from an Oklahoma university was charged Wednesday with murder and may have been involved in a shooting earlier that day and another the night before, prosecutors s…
