Hundreds of thousands remain without power after deadly storm pounds U.S. Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday after ferocious storms packing fierce winds and hail battered the region, killing three people.
North Carolina teachers rally for more funds in latest U.S. school walk-out
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Thousands of North Carolina teachers were expected to rally at the capitol on Wednesday for higher pay and increased education spending in a walk-out that follows similar protests from teachers in other states seeking more mon…
Texas to execute man dubbed ‘Lovers’ Lane’ killer for 2003 murder
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday plans to execute a man dubbed the “Lovers’ Lane” killer who was convicted of a 2003 ambush attack on a remote road in San Antonio where he tried to rob another man in a parked car and then fatally shot him.
Two Pennsylvania men due in court in quadruple murder case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Two Pennsylvania men accused of luring four young men to a farm with the promise of marijuana, shooting them dead and then burning their bodies in a pig roaster were due in court in the murder case on Wednesday.
U.S. Northeast storms kill two, snarl transport, cause power outages
(Reuters) – Powerful storms carrying high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, knocking over trees that killed two people, snarling transport and causing widespread power outages.
California judge tosses state’s physician-assisted suicide law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California judge on Tuesday overturned the state’s physician-assisted suicide statute, ruling that lawmakers did not have the authority to pass it during a special session convened to take up healthcare legislation.
U.S. judges weigh fate of program protecting young immigrants
NEW YORK/PASADENA, California (Reuters) – A panel of three appeals court judges in California on Tuesday asked the federal government to defend its decision to end a program protecting from deportation some immigrants who came to the United States ille…
Cyber attack delays Atlanta mayor’s first budget pitch
(Reuters) – Atlanta’s 2019 budget process has been delayed by a March cyber attack that scrambled a swath of government data, temporarily closing courts, halting bill payments and slowing other key services in the most devastating “ransomware” assault …
Storms slam U.S. Northeast, snarling transport and causing power outages
(Reuters) – Powerful storms packing high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, snarling transport and causing widespread power outages in an area home to tens of millions of people.
Ash threatens Hawaii communities after volcano explosions
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Rockfalls and explosions at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shot ash into the air on Tuesday as residents for the first time in the 12-day eruption got text messages from county officials warning them the ash could caus…
