Three killed, 10 hurt in crash at Massachusetts car auction
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and 10 hurt on Wednesday when a car being readied for sale was accidentally driven through a crowded auto auction in Billerica, Massachusetts, a prosecutor said.
Two dead, including suspect in Dallas-area college shooting -police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A gunman on Wednesday shot and killed a woman on a college campus in the Dallas area, before committing suicide, police said, two days after a deadly stabbing at another college in Texas.
Exxon safety weaknesses led to preventable refinery blast: CSB
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has concluded a 2015 explosion at a Torrance, California, refinery then owned by ExxonMobil Corp was preventable, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
Major flooding in Missouri kills at least 5; more rain expected
(Reuters) – Floods across the U.S. Midwest that have killed at least five people shut major roadways in the St. Louis area on Wednesday, while residents of vulnerable areas piled sandbags to avert destruction as rivers were expected to crest.
American Air cuts two inches of legroom on some seats in new jets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines is shaving off an additional two inches of economy class legroom on some of the seats in its new Boeing Co 737 MAX jets, just as relations between U.S. airlines and their passengers sink to a new low.
Feds decline to charge Louisiana policemen in fatal shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not charge two Louisiana police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man last summer, prompting family members of the slain man to call for a state investigation.
FBI’s Comey defends Clinton email probe announcement, but feels ‘nauseous’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday it made him “mildly nauseous” to think his announcement of the reopening of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails affected the 2016 presidential election, but he had no regrets …
Trump gains traction on healthcare bill, vote set for Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday on newly revised legislation.
Turbulence before take-off as plane rage in Japan caught on video
TOKYO (Reuters) – An American has been detained in Tokyo for allegedly assaulting an airline employee after a fight on a plane bound for Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday, in the latest bout of plane rage to go viral on social media.
Two Chicago police officers wounded in South Side shooting
(Reuters) – Two policemen were injured in a shootout with gunmen in Chicago’s South Side late on Tuesday, the force said.
