New Hampshire man arrested for biting police dog
(Reuters) – A New Hampshire man was arrested for biting a police dog while officers were investigating reports of a shooting in the town of Boscawen, police officials said on Tuesday.
Rescue team searches for five missing workers in Oklahoma rig fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Rescue workers were searching on Tuesday for five people missing after an explosion and fire early on Monday at an oil and gas drilling site in eastern Oklahoma, local officials said.
One dead, multiple victims wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
(Reuters) – One person was killed and multiple others were wounded in a shooting at a high school in western Kentucky on Tuesday, but a suspect was arrested shortly after the violence, state police reported on Twitter.
Americans among victims in Kabul hotel attack, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. citizens were among the victims of a hotel attack in Kabul last Saturday, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
Lawmakers scramble on immigration as government shutdown paused
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sought a way forward on an immigration deal including protection for “Dreamer” immigrants and border security before federal funding runs out again next month.
One person dead, multiple wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and multiple others were wounded in a shooting at a high school in Marshall County, Kentucky on Tuesday, and the shooter was in custody, Governor Matt Bevin and state police said in posts on Twitter.
Magnitude-7.9 quake off Alaska sparks brief West Coast tsunami fears
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Tsunami alerts were lifted on Tuesday for the U.S. West Coast and western Canada after a magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Alaska, sending the state’s coastal residents inland to seek shelter from possible tidal wave…
Earthquake in Gulf of Alaska sparks brief California tsunami fears
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Alaska and parts of western Canada braced for a possible tsunami on Tuesday after a magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska, sparking evacuations in coastal Alaska and a tsunami warning for California that was later lif…
Powerful quake off Alaska prompts tsunami fear for North American west coast
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit the Gulf of Alaska in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of North America.
Tsunami watch for Hawaii canceled
(Reuters) – Hawaii is no longer considered at risk from a possible tsunami that could be generated by a powerful earthquake that hit the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
