U.S. states, local governments slow to post finance reports: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states and local governments are taking nearly a year to release annual financial statements, according to a report released on Tuesday as federal regulators crack the whip on giving municipal bond investors timely informati…
Boston mayor, USW blast walkout by school bus drivers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Mayor Thomas Menino vowed to punish school bus drivers who walked off the job on Tuesday in a labor action the city contended was illegal, and which even the drivers’ union organization condemned.
U.S. FDA investigates outbreak of non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is investigating a growing number of reports of non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii that have led to 11 hospitalizations and one death.
Denver couple charged with abuse after four sons found in squalor
DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of four young boys who were found at a squalid Denver home suffering from malnourishment and unable to communicate except by grunts were facing multiple counts of felony child abuse, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Viral disease blamed for deer die-off in Montana
(Reuters) – A mysterious die-off of more than 400 whitetail deer along a Montana river corridor has been traced to a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by tiny biting flies, officials said on Tuesday.
Creditors back Alabama county’s bankruptcy plan
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Creditors in the $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy case involving Alabama’s Jefferson County have “overwhelmingly approved” the county’s plan of adjustment, Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington said on …
NJ man who set self on fire in U.S. capital was mentally ill: family
MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (Reuters) – A New Jersey man who died after setting himself on fire in the heart of the U.S. capital last week had long battled mental illness, his family said on Tuesday.
Record blizzard kills South Dakota cattle, government shutdown will slow aid
(Reuters) – Disaster aid will be slow to come for South Dakota ranchers who lost as many as 60,000 head of cattle during an historic blizzard over the weekend, industry officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. parents find kid care more exhausting than paid jobs: report
(Reuters) – Ah, the joys of parenting: sleepless nights, endless laundry, cooking meals and coordinating carpools.
Shutdown slows aid to families of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the families of four U.S. soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan on Sunday, the partial U.S. government shutdown will take a particularly personal toll.
