Penn State’s sex-scandal bill crosses $50 million mark
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State has spent more than $50 million on fines, legal bills and other costs linked to a sex abuse scandal that has roiled the university for nearly two years, according to the school’s website.
Florida counts on experimental trees to fight orange plague
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida citrus researchers are preparing to launch a large-scale test of new disease-tolerant orange tree rootstock in what one likened to a leap of faith to save the $9 billion state industry from a deadly citrus greening …
Graffiti artist Banksy sells works at N.Y. pop-up stall for bargain prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Art collectors and tourists in New York got a bargain during the weekend when British graffiti artist Banksy, whose work is expected to fetch upwards of $150,000 at an auction later this year, sold paintings at a pop-up stall in Ce…
Delaware judge lifts secrecy surrounding Al Jazeera-AT&T case
(Reuters) – Al Jazeera must unseal its lawsuit against AT&T Inc within five business days after a Delaware judge sided on Monday with news organizations that objected to secrecy in the case.
Tesoro has no timeline yet for North Dakota pipeline restart
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesoro Logistics LP does not have a specific date for the restart of the North Dakota pipeline that spilled 20,600 barrels of Bakken oil onto farmland in late September, the company said on Monday.
Tesoro has no timeline yet for North Dakota pipeline restart
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesoro Logistics LP does not have a specific date for the restart of the North Dakota pipeline that spilled 20,600 barrels of Bakken oil onto farmland in late September, the company said on Monday.
Reformers hail limit on U.S. crop insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Farm subsidy reformers praised a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to make the wealthiest growers pay more for federally subsidized crop insurance, the first eligibility limit on a program that costs $9 billion a year.
Hunter, 72, survives 19 days in snowy California wilderness
(Reuters) – A 72-year-old California deer hunter was recovering Monday after surviving on squirrels and packing leaves around him for warmth for nearly three weeks while he was lost and alone in the snowy wilderness, authorities said.
FBI investigating suspected dry ice bomb at Los Angeles airport
(Reuters) – The FBI and other law enforcement officials are investigating a suspected dry ice bomb that exploded at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday evening, officials said.
New book raises doubts about 1979 Kennedy assassination probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new book raises doubts about a 1979 congressional probe that concluded President John F. Kennedy’s assassination 50 years ago was the result of an undefined conspiracy.
