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Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
Jan 28, 2012 02:30 EST
(Reuters) - Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led the city for 16 years and shepherded it through a period of racial tension and court-ordered school desegregation, died on Friday at age 82.
Berkeley energy lab plans big expansion
Jan 27, 2012 23:30 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory said it will expand beyond its 200-acre Berkeley, California, campus with a 90-acre site in neighboring Richmond, California, hoping to ride gains in U.S. government energy research funding.
Washington state marijuana legalization headed for ballot
Jan 27, 2012 23:30 EST
(Reuters) - Supporters of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have submitted enough signatures to put the matter to voters in Washington state in a bold move that, if successful, could put Olympia on a collision course with the federal government.
Accused California hair salon shooter to stand trial in October
Jan 27, 2012 23:08 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former tugboat worker will stand trial in October on charges of killing his ex-wife and seven others at a California hair salon in the largest mass slaying in Orange County history, a judge ruled on Friday.
Army sergeant charged with slaying female soldier at Colorado
Jan 27, 2012 22:53 EST
DENVER (Reuters) - An Army sergeant has been charged with premeditated murder over the death of a fellow soldier found dead in her barracks at a Colorado base earlier this month, military officials said on Friday.
At home in Texas, Perry gets rocky welcome
Jan 27, 2012 22:46 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry has gotten a rocky welcome home to Texas, facing low poll numbers and criticism over state expenses related to his failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
At home in Texas, Perry gets rocky welcome
Jan 27, 2012 22:46 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry has gotten a rocky welcome home to Texas, facing low poll numbers and criticism over state expenses related to his failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Accused Utah school bomb plotter said inspired by Columbine
Jan 27, 2012 22:45 EST
ROY, Utah (Reuters) - One of two Utah teenagers accused of plotting to set off a bomb at a school assembly was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in Colorado and visited the high school there to interview its principal, authorities said in court papers released on Friday.
Mistrial declared in New Orleans police shooting cover up
Jan 27, 2012 21:35 EST
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the case of a retired police detective accused of conspiring to cover up wrongdoing in fatal police shootings in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a lawyer for the officer said.
Mistrial declared in Katrina police shootings case
Jan 27, 2012 21:35 EST
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the case of a retired police detective accused of conspiring to cover up wrongdoing in fatal police shootings in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a lawyer for the officer said.
St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets
Jan 27, 2012 21:35 EST
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - At least 1,000 Iraq War veterans and their family members are expected to march in St. Louis on Saturday in the nation's first major homecoming parade honoring U.S. soldiers who served in the war, a coalition of veteran groups, private citizens and local officials said.
Thousands greet veterans at St. Louis parade
Jan 27, 2012 21:35 EST
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis on Saturday cheering on marchers in a parade honoring veterans of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nation's first major welcome to soldiers since the end of the Iraq War.
Dougherty gang jailbreak plot foiled in Colorado
Jan 27, 2012 20:58 EST
DENVER (Reuters) - A daring jailbreak planned by one of three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree was thwarted when officers at a Colorado lockup where the trio are being held uncovered the plot, authorities said on Friday.
Special election set for June 12 to fill Giffords' seat
Jan 27, 2012 18:29 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ordered a special general election to be held on June 12 to fill a congressional seat vacated by Tucson Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned to focus on recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Santa Fe, N.M., to have nation's highest minimum wage
Jan 27, 2012 16:41 EST
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - When Santa Fe's minimum wage rises to $10.29 an hour on March 1, the New Mexico capital will have the highest local wage requirement in the country, according to the National Employment Law Project.
U.S. to deport Taiwan envoy who abused Filipina maids
Jan 27, 2012 16:10 EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ordered the deportation on Friday of a high-ranking official from Taiwan who pleaded guilty last year to human trafficking charges for abusing her two Filipina maids, the U.S. attorney's office said.
New Hampshire principal saves autistic boy from icy river
Jan 27, 2012 14:28 EST
(Reuters) - A New Hampshire elementary school principal rescued an autistic boy from a frozen river after he fell through the ice while running away from school at the end of a recess, authorities said on Friday.
Massachusetts woman overwhelmed by 71 rats hands them to shelter
Jan 27, 2012 14:28 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts woman who bought two rats to save them from being fed to snakes ended up handing over 71 rodents to a Boston animal shelter on Friday after uncontrolled breeding left her with dozens more rats than she bargained for.
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6-1/2 years for federal charges
Jan 27, 2012 13:53 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial thief nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a sometimes-shoeless teenage runaway.
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6-1/2 years for federal charges in crime
Jan 27, 2012 13:53 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial thief nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday to 6-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from a two-year crime spree as a sometimes-shoeless teenage runaway.
