Snowstorm unlikely to hurt U.S. holiday sales: analysts
(Reuters) – The snowstorm that hit the U.S. Northeast and Midwest this past weekend is unlikely to hurt overall holiday sales, analysts say, even as the shorter shopping season makes every day crucial for retailers in the final sprint to Christmas.
Lawyers for accused Boston bomber want more time for venue motion
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber asked a judge on Monday to extend past February 28 the deadline to try to move his trial outside of Boston, saying they cannot make such a request before they know if he is facing the …
Harvard reopens all evacuated buildings after bomb scare
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Harvard University on Monday reopened four buildings at the heart of its centuries-old campus outside Boston that had been evacuated earlier after the school received an e-mail warning explosives had been planted on…
Illinois county to allow same-sex marriages for gravely ill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Cook County Illinois, which includes Chicago, can obtain emergency marriage licenses before next June if one partner has a life-threatening illness, officials said on Monday.
White House says Snowden should still face charges in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House spokesman Jay Carney dismissed the suggestion on Monday that the United States could grant amnesty to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden if he were to turn over the documents in his possession.
Man sentenced to 28 years in Ohio veterans charity fraud case
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A man convicted of running a fake charity for U.S. Navy veterans that raised nearly $100 million from donors across the United States, was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Monday by an Ohio judge.
Komodo dragon dies in San Antonio zoo reptile house fire
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Six reptiles, including a rare Komodo dragon, were killed on Monday in a fire at the San Antonio Zoo likely caused by an electric problem, zoo officials said.
Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area estate up for auction
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago-area mansion belonging to American basketball star and NBA franchise owner Michael Jordan goes up for auction on Monday, according to a real estate auction house.
U.S. senator’s ex-top aide under house arrest in child porn case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s ex-chief of staff on Monday was ordered into indefinite house arrest by a U.S. judge while he awaits trial on federal child pornography charges.
General Motors to invest $1.3 billion in five U.S. plants
FLINT, Mich (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Monday it will invest nearly $1.3 billion at five U.S. plants to make a new transmission and boost output for a planned new engine as well as add a vehicle paint shop.
