Wynn ditches plans for casinos in Pennsylvania
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wynn Resorts Ltd said on Monday it is withdrawing its gaming licensing applications in Pennsylvania to pursue business opportunities in other markets partly because of potential competitors from nearby New York state.
Analysis: As Alabama flames fade, new oil-by-rail questions arise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The second explosive oil-train derailment this year, which has finally burned out in rural Alabama, may raise new questions about the safety of the crude-by-rail boom, pointing to problems beyond those that surfaced following the e…
U.S. universities see record number of foreign students, many from China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 800,000 international students studied at U.S. colleges and universities last year, a record high fueled largely by an influx of young scholars from China, U.S. data released on Monday showed.
Four dead, one wounded in Brooklyn shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man shot dead three people and wounded a fourth before killing himself in a shooting spree in Brooklyn, New York police said on Monday.
U.S. bishops to select leaders as Pope urges new focus
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – U.S. Catholic bishops will choose new leaders at an assembly in Baltimore this week and possibly signal a new direction for the American church under the influence of Pope Francis.
Analysis: Telling secrets to stop burning natural gas in U.S. fracking boom
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The North American energy industry’s reputation for ironclad secrecy is starting to crack as producers discover a little transparency can help save millions of dollars.
U.S. warship hit by technical glitch in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The USS Freedom, the first of a new class of U.S. warship, developed technical problems in Singapore hours before it was to take part in a naval exercise in Brunei on the final part of its first major overseas deployment, a senior…
Two men shot at outdoor skating rink in midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities on Sunday arrested a teenager accused of shooting and wounding two people at a popular outdoor skating rink in midtown Manhattan in what may have been a dispute over a jacket, police said.
NYC asks court to vacate order curbing stop-and-frisk by police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – City attorneys have asked a U.S. appeals court to vacate a federal judge’s decision ordering the New York Police Department to curtail its stop-and-frisk tactics, after the same court removed the judge from the case but left her ru…
Two killed, 19 hurt in Houston-area house party shooting
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least 19 injured late on Saturday night near Houston in a hail of bullets unleashed when one of the guests at a house party fired a gun in celebration and another began shooting wildly into the crowd, police sa…
