Coastal, riverbank homeowners brace for U.S. flood insurance hike
ORLANDO (Reuters) – More than a million homeowners living in older houses along the coastlines and riverbanks of the United States are being jolted by federal flood insurance rate hikes under a law passed in the wake of devastating storms.
Burger King to offer lower-fat French fries
(Reuters) – Burger King Worldwide Inc, known for its “Whopper” hamburgers, is introducing lower-fat French fries, as consumer groups in the United States increase pressure on the food industry to offer healthier alternatives.
Boston voters to winnow field in first round of crowded mayor race
BOSTON (Reuters) – Voters in Boston head to the polls on Tuesday to choose among a dozen candidates for mayor in a preliminary round of voting in the city’s most wide-open mayoral election in decades.
Cherokee girl in U.S. adoption battle transferred to adoptive parents
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A 4-year-old Cherokee girl known as “Baby Veronica,” who is at the center of a cross-country custody battle, was handed back to her adoptive non-Native American family on Monday, Cherokee Nation officials told Reuters.
Thrill-seeker killed in parachute jump off California mountain
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A software engineer died over the weekend after jumping off a popular mountaintop in Northern California’s scenic wine country wearing a “speed parachute” and veering into a rock formation, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. proposes to replace old Honeywell displays on Boeing planes
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators are proposing to replace certain older Honeywell International Inc pilot display systems that are vulnerable to WiFi interference as authorities consider easing restrictions on in-flight use of personal technology devices.
Cornell hazing that ended lacrosse season involved players chugging beer
(Reuters) – The hazing incident that prompted Cornell University to cancel the men’s lacrosse team’s fall season included making new players chug beer to the point that some vomited, the Ivy League school said on Monday.
Security check of Navy Yard attacker did not mention 2004 shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Monday it was unaware Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis had shot out a car’s tires in Seattle three years before it let him into the service in 2007 and gave him a security clearance, only that he had “deflated…
Efforts to avert U.S. shutdown continue amid Republican discord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trio of Tea Party-backed U.S. senators threatening to stall a bill to fund the U.S. government ran into a wall of resistance Monday from top Senate Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Ex-FBI agent faces prison for leaking to reporter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent agreed on Monday to plead guilty and likely go to prison for telling a reporter about a U.S. operation to disrupt a bomb plot, becoming the latest government employee to face criminal charges for leaking offici…
