Monday, January 2, 2017

Two sets of twins born in different years in U.S.

(Reuters) - Two sets of twins were born in different years over the weekend, with parents in Arizona and California getting double doses of joy in 2016 and 2017, local media reported.

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SpaceX aims for Jan. 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday.

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'Hollyweed': Prankster alters LA's landmark sign

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The iconic hillside sign overlooking Southern California's film-and-television hub was defaced overnight in honor of marijuana.

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Sunday, January 1, 2017

Debris prompt search for Lake Erie plane crash to resume Monday

(Reuters) - Search teams looking for a small plane that crashed in Lake Erie with six people aboard are checking reports that debris has washed ashore and will resume their search on Monday, Cleveland city officials said on Sunday.

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Protesters hang banner during NFL game to protest North Dakota pipeline

(Reuters) - Two protesters dangling from a ceiling support at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium unfurled a banner criticizing the Dakota Access Pipeline during a National Football League game on Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, police said.

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New York's Times Square erupts with cheer as a new year dawns

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers witnessed the descent of the kaleidoscopic New Year's Eve ball in Times Square at midnight on Sunday, celebrating a century-old New York tradition under an unprecedented umbrella of security.

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Search resumes on Lake Erie for missing plane and six passengers

(Reuters) - Search teams on Lake Erie restarted their attempts on Sunday to find the remains of six people presumed to have died when their small plane crashed into the water shortly after taking off, the Cleveland mayor's office said.

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