U.S. Supreme Court takes up dispute over power plant in India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving a lawsuit by Indian villagers seeking to hold a Washington-based international financial institution responsible for widespread environmental damage they blame on a pow…
Teen Texas gunman suspect studied previous mass shootings: ABC News
(Reuters) – The teenage boy charged with murdering eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston-area high school on Friday studied previous mass shootings before carrying out his attack, sources told ABC News.
Father of Pakistani girl killed in Texas hopes her death can spur reform
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The father of a Pakistani girl killed in a Texas school shooting said on Monday he hoped that the death of his daughter, who wanted to serve her country as a civil servant or diplomat, would help spur gun control in the United Sta…
Hawaii faces new threat of fumes from volcano’s lava
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii faced a new hazard on Sunday as lava flows from Kilauea’s volcanic eruption could produce clouds of acid fumes, steam and glass-like particles as they reach the Pacific, authorities said.
Volcano’s gassy, glassy ‘laze’ a new threat for Hawaii
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii residents coping with Kilauea’s volcanic eruption faced a potentially deadly new hazard on Sunday as authorities warned that lava flows reaching the Pacific Ocean could produce noxious clouds of acid fumes, steam and ti…
Gassy, glassy ‘laze’ from volcano poses new threat for Hawaii
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii residents coping with Kilauea’s volcanic eruption faced a potentially deadly new hazard on Sunday as authorities warned that lava flows reaching the Pacific Ocean could produce noxious clouds of acid fumes, steam and ti…
Grief and anguish transcend two faiths’ prayers after Texas school shooting
SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) – The rituals and religious traditions may have been strikingly different, but a Methodist memorial service and Islamic funeral prayers held in two Houston suburbs on Sunday shared a profound anguish at the lives lost to high …
Hawaii faces new threat from volcano – gassy, glassy laze
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii residents dealing with Kilauea’s volcanic eruption faced a potentially deadly new challenge on Sunday as lava that reached the Pacific Ocean threatened to send up laze, a hazardous mix of glass particles and noxious gas…
A Noah’s Ark of animals rescued from Hawaii lava
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – When hundreds of residents of Hawaii’s Big Island fled their homes after the Kilauea volcano erupted, some left behind not only most of their belongings, but also their beloved pets.
Hawaii reports first serious injury from volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – A stream of lava blocked a Hawaii highway on Sunday that serves as an escape route for coastal residents, while the first known serious injury was reported from fresh explosive eruptions from the Kilauea volcano.
