Man arrested for throwing object over White House fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secret Service guards arrested a man on Wednesday after he threw an object over the fence lining the White House’s North Lawn.
Driving on the decline in U.S. cities, study says
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Americans in most major U.S. urban areas are driving less, and in some cases a lot less, due to improvements in technology as well as shifting attitudes toward taking to the road, a report released on Wednesday said.
N.J. woman who tried to place hit on romance rival gets 10 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman who admitted to trying to hire a hitman to kill a romantic rival was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for the failed plot.
More Obamacare enrollees in two days than all of October: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More people signed up on the government’s new health insurance website on the first two days of December than in the entire first month of the launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, sources familiar with the number…
Hundreds of commuters evacuated from San Francisco area train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hundreds of passengers on a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train were evacuated on Wednesday after a parking brake suddenly deployed in a tunnel and passengers complained of smoke inhalation, authorities said.
Miami adds new art museum, sign of evolution beyond the beach
MIAMI (Reuters) – A gleaming addition to Miami’s waterfront will greet the art world elite as they jet into town this week for the 12th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach: a $131 million art museum the city hopes will anchor its burgeoning cultural scene…
High-rise developers win court protection in 9/11 WTC case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from lawsuits over property losses linked to terrorism, in a case stemming from the September 11, 2001 attacks…
Death outside Kansas City NFL stadium ruled homicide: police
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A fan’s death in a vehicle parked outside a Kansas City football stadium where a National Football League game was being played has been ruled a homicide, police said on Wednesday.
Analysis: U.S. drivers return to the road as fuel prices fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A recovering economy and cheaper prices at the pump have boosted U.S. gasoline demand in recent months, following five years of decline, a change that some experts say could continue into 2014.
Air Force says R&D funding may face cuts with sequestration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force may have to cut funding for research and development unless Congress reverses a law requiring across the board spending cuts, the No. 2 Air Force acquisition official said.
