Irma menaces Bahamas and Cuba, on course toward Florida
HAVANA (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma menaced Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday as it drove toward Florida after lashing the Caribbean with devastatingly high winds, killing 19 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake.
Shooter suspect arrested, no injuries, at Columbus, Ohio school: police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Police said they arrested a suspect and recovered a gun on Friday after a shooter was reported at a Columbus, Ohio, school. No injuries were reported.
U.S. seeks to jail Shkreli, citing ‘pattern of threats’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to jail Martin Shkreli while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud, after a Facebook post by the former drug company executive about Hillary Clinton prompted an investigation by the U….
Police say report of active shooter at Columbus, Ohio high school
(Reuters) – Police in Columbus, Ohio were investigating a report of an active shooter on Friday at Scioto High School, the police department said on Twitter.
Banned pesticides from illegal pot farms seep into California water
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Toxic chemicals from illegal marijuana farms hidden deep in California’s forests are showing up in rivers and streams that feed the state’s water supply, prompting fears that humans and animals may be at risk, data re…
Irma powers toward Florida, leaving behind path of death, destruction
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday after lashing the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, killing 19 people and leaving a s…
Five ex-U.S. presidents join forces to support Harvey victims
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Five former U.S. presidents joined forces on Thursday to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Harvey, aiming to help rebuild some of the thousands of homes and businesses destroyed from Texas to Louisiana.
U.S. consumer agency defends student loan reforms from Republican attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer financial watchdog on Thursday attempted to repel a Trump-administration attack on former President Barack Obama’s sweeping student loan reforms and defended itself against Republican attempts to weaken its powe…
“Roadkill” collisions cost California $276 million in 2016: scientists
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The number of deer and other large animals killed or injured by California motorists jumped 20 percent in 2016 in accidents that killed five people, led drivers to put themselves in harm’s way trying to save the animals, …
Monstrous Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean, heads for Florida
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (Reuters) – Residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday hunkered down for Hurricane Irma, which has smashed through a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killi…
