Blizzard barrels through U.S. Great Plains, threatening new floods
A “bomb cyclone” blizzard swept out of the Rockies into the Great Plains on Wednesday, leading the Colorado governor to activate the National Guard and prompting fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from a deluge last month.
Trump signs orders to stop states from delaying energy projects
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the heart of the Texas energy hub on Wednesday seeking to speed natural gas, coal and oil projects delayed by coastal states as he looks to build support ahead of next year’s election.
North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17
A fiery gas explosion triggered by a construction worker in Durham, North Carolina, leveled a building on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 17, authorities said.
Minnesota arrests 58 in child sex sting during NCAA Final Four weekend
Nearly five dozen people were arrested in a Minnesota undercover sting operation for attempting to meet up with children for sex or for sex-trafficking of minors during last weekend’s NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, authorities said on Wednesday…
‘Life-threatening’ blizzard bears down on north-central U.S.
A powerful April blizzard threatened the north-central part of the United States on Wednesday, as it pushed east across the Rockies and into the Plains states, raising the threat of more flooding in areas still recovering from a deluge last month.
Texas jury adds assault charges against chemical company, executive
A Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted chemicals manufacturer Arkema North America and one of its executives on assault charges, alleging they underplayed the dangers of a fire that injured two emergency workers called to the site during a fire.
North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, hurts 15: police
A fiery gas explosion triggered by a construction worker in Durham, North Carolina, on Wednesday killed at least one person and injured at least 15 others, police said.
Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a request to identify places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
One dead, 15 hurt in North Carolina gas leak explosion, fire: police
At least one person was killed and a firefighter was seriously injured on Wednesday when a gas leak caused a building to blow up and burn in downtown Durham, North Carolina, police said.
U.S. farmers, still reeling from floods, face new storm
U.S. farmers, who have spent the last month sifting through damage left by a storm that flooded more than a million acres of crop land, now face a blizzard ahead of planting season.
