U.S. Top News: Snowstorm sweeps northeast U.S., New York spared its brunt

	Click to View in Browser 01/27/2015 Snowstorm sweeps northeast U.S., New York spared its brunt BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States on Tuesday, dropping more than a foot (30 cm) of snow across Massachusetts and Connecticut even as its impact on New York City fell short of dire predictions. Jury selection in Boston Marathon bombing trial halted till Thursday BOSTON (Reuters) - Jury selection for the trial of the accused Boston Marathon bomber will be postponed until Thursday due to the blizzard pounding the city, court officials said on Tuesday. Russia dismisses U.S. espionage charges against alleged NYC spy ring MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed charges by the U.S. against three men for their alleged involvement in a Russian spy ring operating in New York City. Two officers shot, suspect killed in Minnesota city hall shooting MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A man shot two police officers shortly after a swearing in ceremony at a city hall in a Minneapolis suburb on Monday night and then was fatally shot by other officers in a rapid exchange of fire, authorities said. Exonerations of U.S. criminals hit record in 2014: study CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of U.S. criminals exonerated in 2014 climbed to a record high of 125, in part because of efforts by prosecutors willing to admit their offices made mistakes, according to a report released on Tuesday. Workouts get smart, streamlined with tech-personalized routines NEW YORK (Reuters) - When 55-year-old Connie Antoniou visits her fitness studio, the leg press knows her name. San Francisco Zoo offers spurned lovers cockroach, scorpion adoptions (Reuters) - The San Francisco Zoo is giving the spurned and broken-hearted a new reason to mark Valentine's Day - the chance to adopt a giant scorpion or hissing cockroach named after a heart-trampling ex. New York clinic that treated comic Joan Rivers sued over her death NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joan Rivers' daughter filed a malpractice lawsuit on Monday against the New York medical clinic that treated her mother days before her death, saying doctors there posed for selfies with their sedated celebrity patient even as her vital signs were plunging. Union signals U.S. refinery workers may have to go on strike HOUSTON (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union (USW) signaled on Monday a strike by U.S. refinery workers may be necessary to win what it calls a fair contract from oil companies. Four sentenced in California cross-border extortion ring SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Four people who admitted to extorting money from Latino families who believed they were ransoming kidnapped family members were sentenced to prison in San Diego federal court Monday. Related Video Japan vows to work with Jordan over IS hostage Obama wraps up India visit with town hall speech Great Debate On 70th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, little tolerance for 'others' in Germany Israel's dangerous new game playing out in Washington's corridors of power A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend