African-American Abrams leads charge as women advance in U.S. midterms
(Reuters) – Democratic voters in Georgia nominated a candidate on Tuesday who could make history as the first African-American female governor in the United States.
Ocean, jungle explosions new risks from Hawaii eruption
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano is exploding as it pours into the ocean, shooting rock fragments that are a danger to boaters. Inland, where molten rock is burning through jungle, methane explosions are hurling boulders…
Texas governor opens school safety summit, vows to protect the ‘innocent’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Days after 10 people were shot to death at Texas high school, Governor Greg Abbott met with politicians and school administrators on Tuesday to consider proposals to stem school violence in a state where gun-control measures u…
Shooter in Panama City, Florida standoff dead: officials
(Reuters) – An armed man who barricaded himself inside a Panama City, Florida, apartment complex on Tuesday was found dead by authorities, officials said in a news conference.
Lava flow torches warehouse at Hawaii geothermal plant
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A new lava flow from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano edged towards a geothermal power plant on Tuesday after destroying a warehouse at the facility, after the volcano entered a more violent phase at the weekend.
Shooter in Panama City, Florida, killed: local TV
(Reuters) – A man firing a gun who barricaded himself inside a Panama City, Florida, apartment complex on Tuesday has been killed, WMBB-TV reported on its website.
U.S. court backs transgender student at center of bathroom dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that federal law protects a transgender student who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to use a bathroom at a high school in Virginia that corresponded with his gender identity.
Video of stun gun on Bucks’ guard Brown worries Milwaukee mayor
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett said he is concerned about public backlash that could emerge when a video of police officers tasing Bucks guard Sterling Brown is released to the public this week.
Workers hit McDonald’s with new sexual harassment claims
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ten women who work at McDonald’s restaurants in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and six other cities have filed sexual harassment complaints in the past few days with the federal government against the company and its fra…
‘That must be stopped;’ Texas opens talks on safety after shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Days after 10 people were shot and killed at a Texas high school, Governor Greg Abbott and a group of lawmakers and school superintendents began to wrestle on Tuesday with how to stem school violence in a state with strong sup…
