Topic: Todd Eastham

Demand for high-speed rail funding swells

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Monday it continues to see high demand for funds to build high-speed passenger rail.The department said it had received 20 applications from 10 states totaling $7.8 billion for developin

Mississippi counts cost of storms that killed 10

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Tornadoes that killed 10 people in Mississippi destroyed at least 700 homes and did tens of millions of dollars in damage, state authorities said on Monday.Homeowners and local authorities began a clean-up operation in som

Years later, looking for traces of Sept. 11 victims

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While much of New York has tried to return to normal since September 11, 2001, the search for victims of the World Trade Center attacks goes on every day.In what some see as necessary and others see as ...

Child seizure study finds oldest drug works best

BOSTON (Reuters) - A large-scale comparative test of three anti-epilepsy drugs found the oldest was best for treating childhood absence epilepsy, in which youngsters often stare into space for up to 20 seconds many times a day.Ethosuximide, available sinc

Ecuador TV station returns to air after suspension

QUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean private television station critical of President Rafael Correa came back on air on Friday after a three-day suspension that fueled concern among government critics over press freedom in the Andean country.Correa has in the

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking ...

Peru accuses gang of killing to sell human fat

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking ...

Obama bans government workers from texting while driving

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an order banning federal workers from text messaging while driving on official business or using government vehicles."With nearly three million civilian employees, the federal governmen

Recession giving U.S. women pause about motherhood

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Worries about the economy have led many American women to think twice about having a baby, a survey released on Wednesday found, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children ...