Storm Alberto weakens as it nears Florida, sends thousands fleeing
(Reuters) – Subtropical Storm Alberto weakened as it neared landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Monday, a day after flooding from another storm tore through a historic Maryland town and swept away a would-be rescuer, officials said.
Civil rights advisers hope Starbucks’ anti-bias training sets example
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Black leaders who are advising Starbucks Corp on its anti-bias training program, which begins Tuesday, hope it will reinvigorate decades-old efforts to ensure minorities get equal treatment in restaurants and stores, setting an…
Girl dens blaze fresh trail into Boy Scouts of America
(This May 28th story corrects ages for Cubs Scouts to 5 to 10 years old, not 7 to 10 years old. Corrects enrollment of girls to 4,500, not 3,000.)
Lava covers potentially explosive well at Hawaii geothermal plant
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has covered a potentially explosive well at a geothermal power station and threatened another, after flowing onto the site, officials said.
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
(Reuters) – Subtropical Storm Alberto is expected to bring drenching rains to the Florida Panhandle when it makes landfall on Monday, the day after a separate storm triggered a flood that tore through a historic Maryland town and swept away a man who w…
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto churns toward Florida
(Reuters) – Thousands of Florida residents evacuated their homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north through the Gulf of Mexico with forecasters saying it could bring “life-threatening inundation” to southern coastal states.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush taken to hospital in Maine
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 93, was taken to a hospital in Maine on Sunday after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue, a family spokesman said on Twitter.
Storm Alberto churns toward Florida, Alabama and Mississippi
(Reuters) – Gulf Coast residents should “take this storm seriously,” the National Weather Service said on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening heavy rains and winds to the southern coastal states.
Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp evacuated non-essential workers from the Lena production platform in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto, the company said on Sunday.
Living with a volcano means dealing with its goddess
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – During one of his daily briefings about the relentless eruptions of the Kilauea volcano recently, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim noted the day had brought no eruptions, no lava, no ashfalls.
