U.S. Top News: Nixon love letters to his "dearest heart" go on display

Click to View in Browser 03/13/2012 Nixon love letters to his "dearest heart" go on display (Reuters) - Old-school love letters between a young Richard Nixon and the woman he would later marry have been unveiled at the former president's library in California, showing the poetic side of a man who addressed his future wife as "dearest heart." Sheriff pleads guilty to reduced charge in spousal-abuse case SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, in a deal that would allow him to keep his badge and gun, pleaded guilty on Monday to a lesser misdemeanor charge in a spousal-abuse case linked to a New Year's Eve quarrel with his estranged wife. Northeast, Midwest see record high temperatures MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Temperatures soared to record highs in the Northeast on Monday after a weekend of record-setting warmth across the Upper Plains and forecasts for an unprecedented extended warm front this week, the National Weather Service said. Chicago hospital doctors say iPads raise their efficiency NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When doctors-in-training at the University of Chicago were given iPad tablet computers to use on their rounds, they found that using the device helped them be more efficient at ordering tests and procedures for their patients. Pacific Northwest white supremacist pleads guilty to slayings SEATTLE (Reuters) - A white supremacist suspected with his girlfriend of killing four people in a violent road trip across the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to two slayings in a deal with prosecutors that spares him from the death penalty in Washington state. Threatening letters suspect appears in court in Washington state TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A man suspected of sending about 100 threatening letters to members of Congress and the media last month made his first appearance on Monday in federal court in Washington state, where a judge ordered him sent back to Oregon. Gov. to cut Texas women's health funds over abortion AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday. Mobster Bulger's girlfriend Greig to plead guilty BOSTON (Reuters) - Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of reputed Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, will change her plea to guilty in charges relating to their 16 years on the run, according to documents released Monday by authorities. Illinois politicians fuming as tornado aid rejected CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois politicians reacted angrily on Monday to the disaster agency's rejection of the state's application for federal aid to rebuild from a deadly tornado that killed seven people in a single town last month. New York's Suffolk County notes seen getting low rates despite crisis NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Suffolk County, which last week declared a financial crisis, is still expected to obtain fairly low interest rates when it sells short-term notes, a stop-gap measure needed to avoid running out of cash in April. Suffolk County, located on Long Island's eastern half and home of The Hamptons, the beach resorts where rich people from Wall Street and around the world spend summers, has run into the same sorts of problems now bedeviling other communities in the United Related Video Reuters Today - Spain feels heat on debt 'I was Cassez victim' claim Great Debate Don't dismiss the Kony video We are letting Assad win 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