Two men shot at outdoor skating rink in midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were shot and wounded on Saturday night in what may have been a dispute over a jacket at a midtown Manhattan outdoor skating rink that is a popular destination for tourists and shoppers, police said.
Los Angeles schools slow rollout of iPads amid security concerns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles school district is putting the brakes on a project to give an iPad to each student, a $1 billion initiative that is the largest rollout of its kind in the nation and has been plagued by students hacking the devic…
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.
Early Obamacare data to signal how many still waiting to enroll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will release healthcare enrollment numbers for Obamacare’s rocky October rollout this week that could be more important for what they fail to say, than for what they do.
Sentencing to be last chapter in Boston mobster’s reign of terror
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who was convicted of murdering 11 people during his brutal decades-long rule over Boston’s criminal underground, will face those victims’ families when they address the court at his sentencing hearing t…
Worker killed by wildcat at Oregon animal sanctuary: local media
(Reuters) – An employee at an Oregon wildcat sanctuary was found dead at the facility on Saturday, and local media said the woman had been killed by one of the animals.
Sarah Palin tells Iowa conservatives it’s time ‘to stiffen our backs’
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who rallied members of the Tea Party in their failed effort to defund Obamacare, lashed out on Saturday against members of the Republican Party who agreed to end the government shutdown.
College athletes can seek cut of TV money: U.S. judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawsuit brought by college athletes seeking television and videogame revenue can move forward, a U.S. judge has ruled, in a case that seeks to reshape traditional notions of sports amateurism in the United States.
Hot air balloon explosion in California injures four
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A hot air balloon exploded after landing in Southern California on Saturday, injuring four people aboard, three of them seriously, authorities said.
Washington state lawmakers pass tax breaks, aiming to win Boeing work
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The Washington state legislature on Saturday passed a measure to extend nearly $9 billion in tax breaks for Boeing through 2040 in an embattled effort to entice the company to locate production of its newest jet, the 777…
