Business-backed Republican tops Tea Party rival in Alabama primary
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A business-backed former state senator beat a Tea Party movement rival on Tuesday in an Alabama congressional primary that highlighted tensions between the Republican Party’s pragmatic and ideological wings over the rece…
Liberal Democrat de Blasio wins New York mayor’s race: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liberal Democrat Bill de Blasio cruised to victory on Tuesday in the race to succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, marking the first time a Democrat has captured City Hall in two decades, local media reported.
Cleveland kidnap survivor says Castro ‘couldn’t break me’
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One of three Cleveland women kidnapped and held for years by Ariel Castro said in a television interview that she suffered pregnancies and miscarriages at the hands of the bus driver, who beat her regularly for hours at a time.
Democrat McAuliffe wins Virginia governor’s race: media
(Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe has narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the closely watched Virginia’s governor race on Tuesday, NBC and CBS television said.
Washington state set to build Boeing 777X
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co is set to build key parts of its newest jet, the 777X, in the Seattle area providing Washington state passes legislation extending financial incentives for the plane maker and Boeing machinists approve a long-term…
Grab the vacuum: Ladybugs overwhelm parts of U.S. Southeast
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Millions of ladybugs are invading homes and businesses in parts of the U.S. eastern seaboard and Gulf Coast this fall, causing headaches for residents who are fighting the invasion with vacuum cleaners that suc…
Teacher wounded in L.A. airport shooting recounts crawling to safety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A high school teacher wounded in a deadly shooting frenzy at Los Angeles International Airport said on Tuesday he crawled to safety on his hands and knees and tied a sweatshirt around his own bleeding leg in the desperate moment…
U.S. Republican Senator Paul making changes to avoid charges of plagiarism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seeking to stop accusations of plagiarism, Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a Tea Party favorite and potential 2016 White House contender, said on Tuesday that he and his staff have begun to more thoroughly check and footnote w…
TV pitchman Trudeau sold weight-loss ‘dream’: prosecutors
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pitchman Kevin Trudeau sold a “dream” in infomercials promising his book contained easier weight loss cures than it delivered, prosecutors said on Tuesday in an opening statement for his federal criminal contempt trial In Chicago.
U.S. man who hijacked plane in 1984 preparing to leave Cuba for home
HAVANA (Reuters) – A former U.S. militant who hijacked a plane to Havana almost 30 years ago was preparing to leave Cuba for the United States on Wednesday morning, where he faces federal charges, said an acquaintance who asked not to be identified.
