| Cough keeps former President George H.W. Bush in hospital Dec 3rd 2012, 17:25 (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush is in stable condition in the Texas hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for complications related to bronchitis and no release date has been set, officials said on Monday. "He has a nagging cough and his doctors are in no hurry to send him home," said George Kovacik, a spokesman for The Methodist Hospital, Houston. Family spokesman Jim McGrath told Reuters that Bush, 88, had a "really good day" on Sunday watching the Houston Texans National Football League team clinch a playoff birth by beating the Tennessee Titans, 24-10. ... |  | Boston church will sell rare 1640 book to fund building repairs Dec 3rd 2012, 17:11 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - An historic Boston church has decided to sell a copy of the first book published in the American colonies, hoping to get as much as $20 million to make building repairs and sustain its ministry. By an overwhelming vote on Sunday, members of the Old South Church agreed to sell one of two copies of the psalm book owned by the struggling church and printed in Cambridge in 1640, Senior Minister Nancy Taylor said on Monday. ... | | Valero says there was no fire or explosion at Memphis refinery Dec 3rd 2012, 16:58 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp said on Monday that the rupture of a small window on a unit at its 180,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Memphis, Tennessee, injured two workers, but the incident did not involve an explosion or fire as some local media reports had indicated. Valero spokesman Bill Day said the sight glass failed on an alkylation unit, injuring one Valero employee and a contractor. Refinery operations were not affected, Day said. Memphis Fire Department spokesman Lt. Wayne Cook corroborated that there was no fire or explosion. ... | | New York's most famous shoeless man stashes new boots Dec 3rd 2012, 16:46 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The homeless man who received a new pair of boots from a police officer in New York's Times Square last month in what became a nationally celebrated act of kindness is once again walking the streets barefoot, having hidden the boots. Unidentified for days after a photo of him with the boots and New York City Police Officer Larry DePrimo attracted national media attention, Jeffrey Hillman, 54, was spotted without shoes on Sunday evening on Manhattan's Upper West Side, according to the New York Times. "Those shoes are hidden. They are worth a lot of money. ... | | Fannie, Freddie place evictions on hold for the holidays Dec 3rd 2012, 16:16  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Monday they would provide a break for borrowers facing foreclosure to ensure those having problems making monthly mortgage payments will remain in their homes during the holidays. Fannie Mae said its eviction moratorium would apply to single-family homes and two- to four-unit properties from December 19 through January 2, 2013. Freddie Mac said it would offer the suspension from December 17 through January 2, 2013. The aid allows families to avoid eviction during that time, but doesn't mean the foreclosure process will be put on hold. ...
| | Supreme Court takes no action on same-sex marriage cases Dec 3rd 2012, 15:51  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday remained silent about whether it will enter the legal fray over same-sex marriage and hear one of several pending appeals on the issue. The court's nine justices met in private on Friday to consider whether to review challenges to the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples, and to California's gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8. In an "orders list" issued early on Monday, the court made no mention of any of the same-sex marriage cases. ...
| | U.S. top court rejects appeal of Kentucky fen-phen lawyer Dec 3rd 2012, 15:43 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal by a Kentucky lawyer accused of cheating clients out of millions of dollars paid in a settlement over the diet drug combination fen-phen. The high court, without explanation, rejected William Gallion's bid to overturn his conviction for fraud related to his representation of 440 clients who had opted out of a nationwide class action claiming injuries from the anti-obesity drug fen-phen. ... | | West Coast to get break from heavy rain, snow Dec 3rd 2012, 15:22 (Reuters) - Northern California will get a break on Monday from severe weather that dumped more than 2 feet of snow in mountains before another storm arrives by Tuesday, the National Weather Service forecast. A cold front that had brought heavy rain and snow and high winds that gusted to 150 mph at Mammoth Mountain in California had moved overnight into the central Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, the weather service said. Winter storm warnings and advisories are in place for higher parts of the northern Rockies. ... | | Ford launches TV, print ad blitz to revive Lincoln sales Dec 3rd 2012, 15:11  DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will try to generate interest in its upscale Lincoln vehicles with an ad campaign that draws on the brand's heritage and includes its first-ever Super Bowl spot. The campaign, which launches Monday, features a 60-second TV commercial that opens with an image of an actor playing Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. president after whom the brand is named. The second-largest U.S. automaker is also relaunching the brand under its original name, the Lincoln Motor Co. "This is how Lincoln started. ...
| | Nobel laureate urges U.S. to join landmine treaty Dec 3rd 2012, 13:59  GENEVA (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Laureate and anti-landmine campaigner Jody Williams called on the United States on Monday to join a worldwide pact banning the weapons and leave Russia and China among the few world powers who still reject it. Williams, who in 1991 launched the grassroots drive which brought the Mine Ban Treaty into existence six years later, was speaking at a news conference before a week-long meeting of the 160 signatory countries to discuss how to improve the accord. ...
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