Three killed, four hurt, in explosion at St. Louis box factory
(Reuters) – A boiler explosion at a cardboard box plant in St. Louis on Monday killed three people and injured four more, fire officials said.
FCC limits order on Charter extending broadband service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is reversing a requirement imposed under the Obama administration that Charter Communications Inc extend broadband service to 1 million households already served by a competitor, under a…
Another train derails at New York’s Penn Station, one injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A slow-moving New Jersey Transit train derailed during rush hour at New York’s Penn Station on Monday, injuring one person in the second such incident at the Midtown Manhattan hub in fewer than two weeks, officials and a witness sa…
U.S. top court won’t revive New Hampshire ballot ‘selfie’ ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected New Hampshire’s bid to revive a state law barring voters from taking “selfie” photos with their ballots during elections that a lower court struck down as a violation of free speech right…
Repeat offender who killed New York policeman sentenced to life
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for gunning down a police officer in 2015, a murder that particularly incensed city officials, who said the repeat offender should have been in jail at th…
Cosby’s lawyers, prosecutors clash over evidence ahead of June trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Lawyers for comedian Bill Cosby and Pennsylvania prosecutors clashed on Monday at a court hearing over what evidence a judge should allow jurors to hear at his sexual assault trial in June.
Tulsa cop facing trial for killing black man says race not a factor
(Reuters) – A white police officer facing a manslaughter trial next month for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after his vehicle broke down said race was not a factor and that the man’s own actions caused his death.
Alaska officials report oil leak in beluga whale habitat
(Reuters) – Alaska officials reported an oil leak from an underwater pipeline late on Saturday that was within habitat designated as critical for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.
Two people killed in Louisiana mobile home hit by tornado
(Reuters) – A tornado flipped over a mobile home in south-central Louisiana on Sunday, killing a toddler and her mother, as forecasters warned of a dangerous weather system bringing twisters, fierce straight-line winds and hail to the Gulf Coast region…
Chicago teen arrested in Facebook Live sex assault, others sought
(Reuters) – Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and expect to charge a second youth in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl by multiple young men that was seen on Facebook Live in March, officials said on Sunday.
