New York to spend $37.5 million on LaGuardia Airport flood defenses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State plans to spend $37.5 million on flood barriers and improved drainage at LaGuardia Airport, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday, a little more than a year after flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy closed the facility …
Drone malfunctions, hits U.S. Navy ship during training
(Reuters) – An aerial target drone malfunctioned and crashed into a United States Navy ship off the coast of southern California on Saturday, leaving two sailors with minor burns, a Navy spokeswoman said.
Republican businessman McAllister wins U.S. House race in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Republican businessman Vance McAllister, a political newcomer who boasts of never having visited Washington, D.C., won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday to fill the congressional seat formerly held by fellow Republican…
Princeton University can import vaccine to combat meningitis outbreak
(Reuters) – A meningitis vaccine approved for use in Europe and Australia but not in the United States can be imported to try to stop an outbreak of the disease at Princeton University in New Jersey, federal health officials said.
Body found in Miami likely passenger who fell from small plane: police
(Reuters) – A body found in Miami on Saturday is likely that of a passenger who plunged from a small private airplane as it flew off the city’s coast two days ago, police said.
Penn State student dies after fall from ninth-floor balcony
(Reuters) – A Penn State University student died early on Saturday after falling from the ninth-floor balcony of an off-campus apartment, police said.
Obamas, Clintons to lay wreath at JFK’s grave in 50-year remembrance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will join former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in a wreath-laying ceremony at John F. Kennedy’s grave to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his assassina…
U.S. foster parent charged after child found with dead chicken around neck
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina social worker has been charged after her 11-year-old foster child was found chained to the porch of her home with a dead chicken hanging around his neck, a sheriff’s official said on Saturday.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner to join private equity firm
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who played a major role in combating the global financial crisis, is joining private-equity firm Warburg Pincus as president and managing director, the firm said on Saturday.
San Francisco rail board wants to reopen talks, angering unions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Managers of the San Francisco-area commuter rail system said on Friday they wanted to reopen talks on part of a deal that ended a crippling October strike, drawing an angry response from unions.
