Mitt Romney’s son helps family of four after SUV crash
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Josh Romney, the son of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, took to Twitter on Friday to share his role in helping a family whose SUV had crashed into a house in a Salt Lake City suburb.
Obamas welcome White House Christmas tree from Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters welcomed the official White House Christmas tree on Friday – an 18.5-foot Douglas Fir donated by a Pennsylvania farmer.
Fights, store evacuation mar U.S. holiday shopping rush
(Reuters) – The post-Thanksgiving shopping rush sparked incidents of violence across the United States as a police officer was injured breaking up a fight, a shopper was shot in the leg over a TV and a Walmart was evacuated, according to police and med…
Obama to look to Sasha to choose where they live after White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will take a cue from daughter Sasha on where to live after his second term ends in 2017, and that means that they might end up staying in Washington, ABC News reported on Frida…
Stores open early on Thanksgiving but shoppers in no rush
(Reuters) – Jill McCormack didn’t mind waiting in the cold for five hours on Thursday. She was frozen, but first in line when the Macy’s Inc flagship store in New York opened for the first time ever on Thanksgiving Day.
Gas pipeline explodes in Missouri, no injuries reported
(Reuters) – A 30-inch (75-cm) natural gas pipeline ruptured and exploded in Missouri just before midnight on Thursday, with no injuries or fatalities reported and no impact to customers shipping gas on the line, a spokeswoman for Panhandle Eastern Pipe…
Americans mark Thanksgiving Day with travel, parades, shopping
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans gathered on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving by stuffing turkeys and braving cold winds along parade routes, while others started the holiday shopping earlier than ever in a trend that some argued went against the spiri…
Mega Millions rule changes boost Friday jackpot to $230 million
(Reuters) – Mega Millions rule changes aimed at creating bigger and faster-growing jackpots boosted the top prize for Friday’s draw to an estimated $230 million, the lottery said.
Ex-Marine charged in California homeless killings dies in hospital
(Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran charged in California with six murders, including the serial “thrill” killings of four homeless men, has died in a hospital where he was being treated for an illness, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.
Three unpublished J.D. Salinger stories leaked online: reports
(Reuters) – Three unpublished stories from reclusive U.S. author J.D. Salinger have been leaked online, with the source apparently an unauthorized book that sold on eBay, Internet news source BuzzFeed reported on Thursday.
