For U.S. stores it is ugly out there: in more ways than one
CHATHAM, N.J./LOS ANGELES/WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) – The 2013 holiday shopping season may end up being remembered for its ugly sweaters and, for many retailers, even uglier discounts.
California water woes hit hard in driest year on record
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – To nurture his acres of pistachio trees, Tom Coleman has long relied on water from California’s mountain-ringed reservoirs, fed by Sierra streams and water pumped from the massive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
New York City pre-K plan finds favor among state voters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Raising taxes on New York City’s highest earners to pay for early education programs, a signature proposal of Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, has the backing of more than six in 10 New York state voters, according to a poll released on…
O.J. Simpson denied request for new trial, attorney says
(Reuters) – O.J. Simpson’s request for a new trial was denied by a Nevada judge on Tuesday, leaving intact the football great’s 2008 conviction on robbery, kidnapping and other charges that landed him in prison at least until 2017, his attorney said.
Suspect in deaths of Kansas mother and children arrested
Kansas City, Kansas (Reuters) – A suspect in the deaths of a woman and her three children in southeastern Kansas was arrested on Tuesday evening, about nine hours after being spotted at a store in a nearby town, officials said.
Newtown football team goes undefeated in season dedicated to Sandy Hook
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The Newtown, Connecticut, high school football team completed an undefeated regular season on Tuesday that players and coaches had dedicated to the victims of last December’s massacre at the town’s Sandy Hook Elementary…
Tucson couple held daughters captive in bedrooms up to two years: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Tucson couple were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of holding their daughters captive in the family’s home in filthy conditions for up to two years, with the girls complaining they had not been allowed to bathe for months, police…
Montana bride spoke of killing parents before pushing husband off cliff: prosecutors
(Reuters) – A Montana bride accused of killing her new husband by pushing him off a cliff at Glacier National Park had spoken of killing her mother and stepfather in the weeks before her June wedding, federal prosecutors said in legal documents.
First book printed in America sells for record $14.2 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bay Psalm Book, one of 11 surviving copies of the first book printed in America, sold for $14.2 million on Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York, setting a new world auction record for any printed book.
Ballot measure to enact $15 minimum wage near Seattle wins narrow victory
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A voter initiative to enact a $15 minimum wage for thousands of workers in a Seattle suburb that houses the region’s main international airport won a narrow victory on Tuesday that proponents hailed as a signal moment in…
