Former first lady Barbara Bush in ‘good spirits’ in hospital
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former first lady Barbara Bush was in good spirits and doing well after being admitted to a Houston hospital earlier this week with a respiratory ailment, a family spokesman said on Thursday.
Obamas’ Christmas gift for godmother delivered to wrong family
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area family got a belated Christmas surprise this week – a book of family photos from the White House meant for the Obama girls’ godmother, according to media reports and the White House.
‘Breaking Bad’ contest winner arrested in Florida on drug charges
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man who won a contest to watch the finale of the drug-themed TV show “Breaking Bad” with its cast has been arrested on charges he ran an underground synthetic marijuana distribution operation, police said on Thursday.
Human foot found on south Florida beach
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Investigators in south Florida are trying to identify a human foot inside a tube sock and midsize white New Balance athletic shoe found by a beach walker on New Year’s Day.
Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese consulate in San Francisco sustained fire and smoke damage after an arsonist struck it, the consulate said on Thursday, but there were no injuries and the consulate was open for business.
Fugitive U.S. banker arrested after 18 months on run
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director who left a suicide note and vanished while under suspicion he embezzled $21 million has been captured 18 months after he disappeared.
Penn State football coach O’Brien, hired after Paterno fired, quits
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State on Thursday announced the resignation of its head football coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired two years ago in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that cost legendary coach Joe Paterno his job.
Sharpshooters to renew deer cull in heart of Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharpshooters will renew culling the white-tailed deer population, growing fast in the heart of the U.S. capital, as early as Thursday night, the National Park Service said.
Two Americans detained by Libyan army in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two Americans were being held by the Libyan army at its headquarters in the city of Benghazi, a local security source and army sources told Reuters.
Threatening snowstorm may be early test for N.Y. Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is coming into City Hall with a sweeping mandate to address the city’s most vexing problems, from economic inequality to police and community relations.
