De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City’s 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take “dead aim” at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York’s tale of two cities.
World’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – The world’s first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use opened for business in Colorado on Wednesday with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America’s drug culture.
Powerful storm looms for Midwest, Northeast, forecasters say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The eastern United States faces a major winter storm this week that could reach blizzard conditions in some areas and snarl plans for travelers returning from holiday trips, forecasters said on Wednesday.
At least 14 injured in Minneapolis apartment building blaze
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – At least 14 people were injured, six of them critically, in an explosion and fire at a Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday morning in frigid temperatures, officials said.
Doctors, hospitals expect some confusion as Obamacare plans start
(Reuters) – Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law took effect on Wednesday.
Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital
(Reuters) – Former first lady Barbara Bush was in a Houston hospital for a third day being treated for a respiratory ailment, a spokesman for her husband’s office said.
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, U.S. seeks ‘decades’ in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and a teenage accomplice from Maryland provided “very significant” assistance to U.S. authorities in several terrorism investigations but still remain threats to the public, pr…
De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City’s 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take “dead aim” at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York’s tale of two cities.
Gay couple exchanges wedding vows on Rose Parade float
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gay Los Angeles couple exchanged wedding vows atop a flower-covered float trundling through Pasadena on Wednesday as part of the nationally televised Tournament of Roses Parade, capping a momentous year for same-sex marriage i…
Woman crushed to death by drawbridge in Boston as it is lowered
BOSTON (Reuters) – A woman was crushed to death during the lowering of a drawbridge in East Boston and the bridge operator has been put on leave pending an investigation, authorities said on Wednesday.
