Marcia Wallace, voice of ‘The Simpsons’ Edna Krabappel, dies at 70
(Reuters) – Actress Marcia Wallace, the voice of Edna Krabappel on the Fox show “The Simpsons” and earlier Carol Kester, the receptionist on the 1970s sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show,” has died at 70.
Sebelius finds a silver lining in Obamacare ‘data hub’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, besieged by bad news about the new government health care website, sought on Saturday to highlight a portion of the complex system that she said is working well.
Tiny ‘crazy ants’ are a giant nuisance for U.S. Gulf Coast
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Every few days, Joe Stuckey unleashes chemicals on the legions of tiny ants that invade his home and swarm over his 40-acre property south of Houston. Once they die, he scoops up them up by the shovel-full. Then he repeats the ritua…
U.S. website offers morbid glimpse into home’s history
(Reuters) – Home buyers, ghost hunters and the morbidly curious have flocked to a U.S. website designed to reveal whether a dwelling they feel may be haunted actually harbors a deadly past.
U.S. Marine to face court-martial in Hawaii slaying of prostitute
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine has been referred for trial by court-martial in Hawaii on charges of killing a visiting Las Vegas prostitute who was last seen alive outside a bar in the tourist hub of Waikiki, authorities said on Friday.
Tennessee judge cited for ordering baby’s name changed from Messiah
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A Tennessee judge who ordered a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin, saying the former was reserved for Jesus Christ, has been cited by a court panel for an inappropriate religious bias in violation of the state judicial co…
California gunman leads police on car chase with injured in trunk
(Reuters) – A gunman with two captives in the trunk of his car opened fire at passing vehicles and bystanders during a chaotic, hour-long car chase with police on Friday near Ridgecrest, California, before police shot him dead in a gunbattle, authoriti…
Evidence of Colorado theater gunman’s ‘smirk’ ruled inadmissible
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado police officer’s description of a purported smirk made by accused theater gunman James Holmes minutes after his arrest cannot be used at trial because the officer had an unreliable memory, a judge ruled on Friday.
U.S. seizes $28 million in bitcoins from man linked to online drug market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have seized an estimated $28 million in the digital currency bitcoins from the alleged owner of “Silk Road,” the online marketplace for drugs and criminal activity that law enforcement shut down three weeks ago.
Texas moves to bolster state power reserve; generators’ shares rise
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas regulators on Friday moved to create a mandatory reserve margin for electricity to reduce the prospect of blackouts, a change that may signal market reform that benefits the bottom line of power suppliers while raising costs f…
