Meth, coke and oil: A drug boom in the Texas shale patch
MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) – When Joe Forsythe returned to the West Texas oilfields last year after a stint in a drug rehab facility, he figured he had beaten his addiction to methamphetamine.
NFL’s Michael Bennett alleges racial profiling by Las Vegas police
(Reuters) – U.S. pro football player Michael Bennett accused police in Las Vegas on Wednesday of racially profiling him, saying officers handcuffed him on the ground, pointed a gun at his head and jammed a knee into his back because he is African-Ameri…
Police in suburban Atlanta kill escaped circus tiger
(Reuters) – Police in Georgia shot and killed a Bengal tiger on Wednesday after the animal escaped from a transport truck and briefly roamed a suburban Atlanta neighborhood, menacing outdoor pets, authorities said.
U.S. airlines brace themselves, passengers for Hurricane Irma
(Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on the southern United States on Wednesday, airlines adjusted flight schedules, made cancellations and assured passengers they would not have to pay unusually high fares ahead of the storm’s arrival.
Trump to meet with New York, New Jersey leaders on tunnel project: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is set to meet with New York and New Jersey state and congressional officials, including Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, at the White House on Thursday about the “Gateway Project” to build a new tun…
California board grants parole for Manson ex-follower Van Houten
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California board granted parole on Wednesday to Leslie Van Houten, who as a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, took part in one of the most notorious murder sprees of the 20th century.
Prosecutors drop charges against reporter who questioned U.S. health secretary
(Reuters) – West Virginia prosecutors dropped charges on Wednesday against a reporter who was arrested after peppering U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price with healthcare policy questions while following him down a hallway at the state c…
Hurricane Irma lashes Caribbean islands; Florida braces for hit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, howled past Puerto Rico on Wednesday after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands with tree-snapping winds, drenching rains and pounding surf …
Former Washington Post publisher Donald Graham behind Dreamer lobbying effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Graham, the chairman of the board of Graham Holdings Company and former publisher of The Washington Post, personally retained two lobbyists earlier this year to advocate on behalf of retaining the program that has allowed…
Wildfires sweep across U.S. West, slow push toward Portland
(Reuters) – An Oregon wildfire that has damaged landmarks in the scenic Columbia River Gorge slowed its push toward evacuated houses near the city of Portland on Wednesday, officials said.
