Firefighters outflank California blaze, last four missing found alive
Weary firefighters in Northern California were outflanking a deadly, 10-day-old blaze on Wednesday that has destroyed over 1,000 homes as authorities reopened more evacuated neighborhoods and the last few people listed as missing were found alive.
Intensity of fires in U.S. West threatens to push firefighters to the brink
California fire captain Robert Veverka and his crew arrived in Redding, California, last Thursday night as gale-force winds whipped the Carr Fire into a flaming tornado. They spent the next 30 hours trying to save homes from the flames.
Natural gas pipeline explosion in Texas critically injures five
A series of natural gas pipeline explosions in Midland County, Texas sent five people to hospital with critical burn injuries, and interrupted energy pipeline operations in the area, officials said.
Firefighters gain on California blaze, last of missing found alive
Weary firefighters in Northern California on Wednesday were outflanking a deadly, 10-day-old blaze that has destroyed over 1,000 homes as authorities reopened more evacuated neighborhoods and the last few people listed as missing turned up safe.
Natgas pipeline explosion in Texas injures five, says official
A series of natural gas pipeline explosions in Midland County, Texas had left five people in hospital being treated for burns, while flows to the pipelines in the area were being temporarily halted, a city official said.
Massachusetts man convicted of cyber attack on hospital
A Massachusetts man was convicted on Wednesday of carrying out a cyber attack on a Boston hospital’s network on behalf of the hacking activist group Anonymous in protest of its treatment of a teenager at the center of a high-profile custody dispute.
Conspiracy theorist Jones seeks halt of Sandy Hook defamation suit
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas court on Wednesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him and his InfoWars website, filed by parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
Catholic diocese names dozens accused of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania
A Roman Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania released the names on Wednesday of 71 clergy members and seminarians accused of sexually abusing children since the 1940s, acting in advance of a release of grand jury findings on clergy abuse in the state.
U.S. fraud case against bond trader Litvak is dismissed
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the final criminal charge against former Jefferies trader Jesse Litvak for allegedly lying to customers about bond prices, ending the government’s long-running case.
Michigan governor and state dismissed from Flint water lawsuit
A federal judge on Wednesday removed Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, a former mayor of Flint, along with the state government from a list of defendants in a class-action lawsuit over the Flint water crisis.
