New, safer U.S. rail cars gather dust even as ethanol trains grow longer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa last Thursday, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky, while thousands of gallons of the biofuel lea…
Cleveland police dispatcher in Tamir Rice shooting suspended 8 days
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police dispatcher was suspended for eight days for failing to warn officers in the 2014 shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice that a 911 caller had described the scene as probably a child with a fake gun, the boy’s family…
Cold snap whacks Washington’s famed cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s famed cherry blossoms, one of the U.S. capital’s major tourist attractions, were badly damaged by this week’s late-season winter storm, the National Park Service said on Wednesday.
Motorists in U.S. drove 2.2 percent more miles in January versus last year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorists traveled 242.3 billion miles (390 billion km) on U.S. roads and highways in January, a 2.2 percent increase over the same period last year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation figures released on Wednesday.
FBI, NSA chiefs to testify on Trump wiretap claims, Russia: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they do not believe Trump Tower was tapped during the 2016 presidential campaign and that FBI and NSA directors will testify at a hearing next week …
Big win for automakers as Trump orders fuel economy standards review
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a review of tough U.S. vehicle fuel-efficiency standards put in place by the Obama administration, handing a victory to auto industry executives and provoking criticism fro…
Trump hits back at Snoop Dogg ‘assassination’ video
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked a music video in which rapper Snoop Dogg points a fake gun at a clown-like Trump figure.
Skeptical lawmakers pressure Comey on Trump wiretap claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key Republican congressman said on Wednesday he has seen no evidence that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign, adding pressure to FBI Director James Comey to provide evidence su…
GM will rehire 500 Michigan workers slated for layoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co plans next year to rehire 500 Michigan assembly plant workers who are to be laid off in May, citing increased demand for larger vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.
Three airmen killed in U.S. Air Force plane crash in New Mexico
(Reuters) – Three airmen were killed when their surveillance plane crashed during a military training flight in New Mexico, a U.S. Air Force official said on Wednesday.
