Trucks cart off mangled train cars after Washington state crash
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – Workers lifted mangled train cars onto flatbed trucks on Tuesday from the wreckage of an Amtrak train that veered off a bridge over a Washington state highway while traveling at more than twice the speed limit on its first run…
Trump aides visit Puerto Rico as Congress weighs disaster package
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries visited Puerto Rico on Tuesday to assess its needs after Hurricane Maria’s devastation as U.S. lawmakers weighed a massive aid package to help the island and other ar…
Weather offers some help in battle against California wildfire
(Reuters) – Thousands of weary firefighters, battling a Southern California wildfire that now ranks as the second-largest in the state’s known history, got a little help from more favorable weather on Tuesday amid fresh signs of progress against the fl…
U.S. lifts funding ban on studies that enhance dangerous germs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday lifted a 2014 temporary ban on funding research involving the flu and other pathogens in which scientists deliberately make them more transmissible or more deadly.
Amtrak safety record already under scrutiny before fatal derailment
(Reuters) – The deadly derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle is likely to intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company’s safety record, which was already under the microscope following a series of fatal incidents.
Fog halts inbound, outbound Houston Ship Channel traffic: U.S. Coast Guard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dense fog halted vessel traffic along the Houston Ship Channel, idling at least 50 vessels in or near the 53-mile (85-km) waterway that leads to the busiest U.S. petrochemical port, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Workers clearing wreckage of deadly Washington state train crash
(Reuters) – Workers were trying to clear the wreckage of an Amtrak train on Tuesday after it veered off a bridge over a major highway in Washington state while traveling at more than twice the speed limit during its first run on a new route.
Ohio politicians call for inquiry into jail stun-gun abuses cited by Reuters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – In one video, Sergeant Mychal Turner stunned a mentally ill inmate with a Taser multiple times after the inmate defied an order to stand in his cell at Ohio’s Franklin County jail.
Sexual misconduct outcry makes U.S. lawyers rethink confidentiality
(Reuters) – The wave of sexual misconduct allegations made against dozens of powerful men in recent weeks is causing lawyers to rethink how they handle such cases, including the longstanding use of confidentiality agreements.
Speeding train derails on new route in Washington state, killing three
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – An Amtrak train derailed on Monday as it took a corner on a new stretch of track in Washington state at more than twice the speed limit, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge and killing at least three people.
