U.S. Top News: Lawmakers begin last-ditch effort on debt ceiling

	Click to View in Browser 10/16/2013 Lawmakers begin last-ditch effort on debt ceiling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate prepared for a last ditch effort on Wednesday to avoid a historic lapse in the government's borrowing authority, a breach that President Barack Obama has said could lead to default and deliver a damaging blow to the global economy. 'I'm not crazy,' says man who found accused Boston bomber: report (Reuters) - The owner of the boat where the accused Boston Marathon bomber was found hiding told the Boston Globe that he is "not crazy" and never would have searched had he thought the accused bomber was hiding there. Four dead, 11 rescued from capsized boat off Miami coast (Reuters) - At least four people died and 11 others were rescued after a boat capsized early on Wednesday off the coast of Miami, the U.S. Coast Guard said. San Francisco transit strike averted again as talks wear on SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Unions agreed late on Tuesday to put off a potentially crippling San Francisco-area rail strike for a third day in a row, as talks with management wore on late into the night without an agreement. Federal judge may rule on legality of Michigan's gay marriage ban DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge may rule as soon as Wednesday on the legality of a gay marriage ban that Michigan voters placed in their state constitution nine years ago. Bomb scare prompts brief evacuation of Miami airport concourse MIAMI (Reuters) - A passenger terminal at Miami International Airport was evacuated for nearly two hours on Wednesday after a bomb-sniffing dog detected something suspicious, authorities said. Man arrested over dry ice blast at Los Angeles airport LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a dry ice bomb that exploded in an employee restroom at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night, police said. Online group Anonymous takes aim at Missouri town over sex assault case (Reuters) - The online activist group Anonymous said on Tuesday it would launch a "Twitter storm" and stage a rally in a Missouri town to protest the dropping of sex charges against two ex-high school football players in an incident involving a 14-year-old girl. Wanted: Pregnant cows to help South Dakota ranchers recover from storm (Reuters) - Ranchers in South Dakota who lost large parts of their cattle herds to a winter storm are not asking for blankets or food to help them recover. They want pregnant cows and heifers of breeding age, said a group organizing donations on Tuesday. Colorado police initially thought theater gunman was another officer CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes was clad in body armor when he shot dead 12 moviegoers, leading responding police to mistake him for a fellow officer, two policemen said at a pretrial hearing on Tuesday. Related Video Kangaroo hops into chemist Court suspends Navalny sentence Great Debate Apple attempts to become fashionable Tea Party zealots hold the public debate hostage 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