Almost 56,000 U.S. bridges structurally deficient: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Almost 56,000 U.S. bridges are structurally deficient, down slightly from a year ago, with underperforming spans including New York’s landmark Brooklyn Bridge, accord to a construction industry report released on Wednesday.
California demand for wind power energizes transmission firms
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A firm controlled by Philip Anschutz, the billionaire entertainment and pro sports magnate, will soon build the largest wind farm in the United States to serve utilities in California, where officials have set ambitious green po…
U.S. Secret Service director stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This February 14 story has been refiled to correct description of weapon to semi-automatic rifle, not automatic rifle in last paragraph.)
Mexican ‘DREAMer’ nabbed in immigrant crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities have detained a 23-year-old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a child and given a work permit during the Obama administration, according to a lawsuit challenging the det…
Rumor has it! German shepherd takes top prize at dog show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rumor, a German shepherd, was named best in show at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, besting more than 2,800 other dogs that competed in New York this week.
Robert Durst of ‘The Jinx’ faces pre-trial testimony in murder case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wealthy real estate scion Robert Durst faced the first prosecution testimony of the murder case against him in Los Angeles on Tuesday, from a retired dean of the New York medical school his wife attended before she vanished thre…
Trump knew for weeks that aide was being misleading over Russia: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump knew for weeks that national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled the White House about his contacts with Russia but did not immediately force him out, an administration spokesman said on Tuesday….
California marijuana tax and tracking systems behind schedule: lawmaker
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California will not be ready to fully collect taxes from its recreational marijuana market at the start of next year because not all of its tens of thousands of growers will be enrolled in the system, a state lawmaker said on …
Friend to plead guilty to aiding San Bernardino gunman: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man accused of buying assault-style rifles used by a married couple to massacre 14 people at a government office in San Bernardino in 2015 has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terr…
Native tribes seek judgment against Army Corps over Dakota Access
(Reuters) – The Native American tribes looking to stop the Dakota Access pipeline asked a judge to find that the Army Corps violated federal regulations when it recently granted the last permit needed for the project to be finished, according to a Tues…
