Five children dead, one missing after Baltimore house fire
(Reuters) – At least five children were killed and one was missing on Thursday after a fire tore through a three-story house in Baltimore, city fire department officials said.
Judge refuses to dismiss ‘Bridgegate’ complaint against New Jersey’s Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a citizen’s criminal complaint against Governor Chris Christie over the “Bridgegate” scandal but ordered a lower court to review it to determine whether the case should continue.
EPA accuses Fiat Chrysler of excess diesel emissions
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using hidden software to allow excess diesel emissions to go undetected, the result of a probe that stemmed from regulat…
Illinois man sues police over flag burning arrest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man is suing members of a local police department alleging his rights were violated when he was arrested last year after he posted photos of himself burning an American flag on social media and they were shared widely, a…
Ford expands Takata air bag recall, now affects three million vehicles
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will recall about 816,000 vehicles as it widened previous actions affecting models with Takata Corp air bags.
Rains, snow to ease in U.S. West as waterways begin to recede
(Reuters) – Heavy rain and snow will begin to ease on Thursday in the U.S. West, where swollen rivers are expected to recede, forecasters said, after flooding that has forced thousands to evacuate in recent days.
U.S. weather forecaster sees La Niña fading by February
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said current La Niña conditions are likely to dissipate by February and neutral conditions are likely to continue during the first half of the year.
Two women arrested in Florida for aiding man wanted in police shooting
(Reuters) – Two women were arrested in Florida for aiding a man wanted for shooting and killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and a policewoman in separate incidents over the last month, law enforcement officials said.
Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address
(The story refiles, to fix quote in 14th paragraph to read “middle-aged white guy,” not “middle-aged white man”; read “has seen his world,” not “who’s seen his world”; add dropped word “and”)
Texas executes man convicted of killing two over $20 drug deal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The first U.S. execution of 2017 was held on Wednesday when Texas lethally injected a man convicted of killing two men in a revenge plot after one had tricked him in a $20 drug deal.
