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Boy, 7, survives brush with tornado in North Carolina
Mar 04, 2012 20:39 EST
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A 7-year-old boy was recovering on Sunday after a tornado sheared off the walls of his North Carolina home, snatched him from his bed and threw him 350 feet onto the embankment of a nearby interstate, the boy's grandmother told Reuters.
Indiana toddler found alive in field dies of injuries
Mar 04, 2012 15:56 EST
(Reuters) - A toddler who was found alone in a field in tornado-ravaged southeast Indiana after her parents and siblings were killed during last week's tornadoes died on Sunday of her injuries, Indiana state police said.
Indiana toddler found in field after tornado dies
Mar 04, 2012 15:56 EST
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler who was found alive in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana after her parents and two siblings were killed when a twister struck their mobile home died on Sunday of her injuries, Indiana state police said.
Iditarod kicks off with snowy run through Anchorage
Mar 03, 2012 19:20 EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Hundreds of dogs barked, bundled-up spectators cheered and snow fell steadily as 66 mushers and their teams began the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday with a run through downtown Anchorage.
Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comments
Mar 03, 2012 18:14 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, facing heavy criticism for branding a law student a "slut" over her remarks on President Barack Obama's new policy on contraception, apologized on Saturday.
Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comment
Mar 03, 2012 18:14 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her remarks on President Barack Obama's new policy on contraception coverage, apologized on Saturday for his "insulting word choices."
Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comment
Mar 03, 2012 18:14 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support of President Barack Obama's new policy on contraception coverage, apologized on Saturday for his "insulting word choices."
Kentucky says death toll in state from tornadoes rises to 18
Mar 03, 2012 14:18 EST
(Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from Friday's band of tornadoes in Kentucky is 18, a spokeswoman for the state's Emergency Management office said on Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from storms that raged across the U.S. midsection to 35.
Five killed in Kentucky in tornado-related fatalities: officials
Mar 02, 2012 21:43 EST
(Reuters) - Five people have been killed in tornado-related fatalities in the state of Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear's office said on Friday.
Outbreak of kidney failure in Wyoming linked to "Spice"
Mar 02, 2012 21:43 EST
(Reuters) - Three young people have been hospitalized with kidney failure and a dozen others sickened in Casper, Wyoming, in an outbreak linked to a batch of the designer drug Spice, authorities said on Friday.
Autopsy conducted on conservative activist Breitbart
Mar 02, 2012 20:37 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coroners conducted an autopsy on the body of conservative activist Andrew Breitbart on Friday but deferred a formal finding on the cause of his death until toxicology and lab tests are completed, officials said.
At least four dead in Indiana tornadoes: report
Mar 02, 2012 18:11 EST
(Reuters) - At least four people have been killed in southern Indiana as tornadoes ravaged the U.S. midsection on Friday, CNN reported.
Indiana reports two more tornado-related deaths
Mar 02, 2012 18:11 EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Two people were confirmed dead and seven hospitalized from the small rural southern Indiana community of Holton on Friday after tornadoes ripped through the region, said Dan Goris, deputy director of emergency management for Ripley County.
One confirmed dead in Indiana after tornado
Mar 02, 2012 17:42 EST
(Reuters) - Officials have received reports of widespread damage in Clark County, Indiana, after a tornado on Friday, including one fatality, said Major Chuck Adams with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Tornadoes touch down in Kentucky, Indiana: NWS
Mar 02, 2012 15:53 EST
(Reuters) - Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms raking the mid-South touched down in Kentucky and Indiana on Friday, an official with the National Weather Service said.
Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington state will not seek reelection
Mar 02, 2012 14:25 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Norm Dicks, a Democrat from Washington state known for supporting airplane manufacturer Boeing and his region's military bases, said on Friday he will not seek reelection.
Hunting claims hundreds of wolves in Northern Rockies
Mar 02, 2012 02:19 EST
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Some 166 wolves were killed in Montana in that state's first hunting season since federal protection of the species was lifted last year, but its population still managed to grow by 15 percent in 2011, state wildlife officials said on Thursday.
Coast Guard identifies crash victim, 3 missing crew
Mar 02, 2012 02:18 EST
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - U.S. Coast Guard officials have identified the four crew members aboard a helicopter that crashed into Mobile Bay during a training exercise on Tuesday, killing one and leaving the three others missing.
Man jailed in Arizona school shooting; one injured
Mar 02, 2012 01:13 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A man suspected of opening fire with a rifle outside an Arizona high school on Thursday, leaving one teenage boy slightly injured, was arrested and jailed on attempted murder, assault and weapons charges, authorities said.
Sandusky's alleged victims say abuse occurred on Penn
Mar 01, 2012 23:12 EST
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Eight of the 10 men who prosecutors contend were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky were abused on the college campus, and one was just 8 years old at the time, according to court documents released on Thursday.
