State of emergency declared for Alabama after Colonial pipeline incident
(Reuters) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the state due to an explosion and fire involving Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] in Shelby County on Monday.
Texas woman sues over injuries she says caused by Takata airbag
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas woman has sued American Honda Motor Co, Inc. and the U.S. subsidiary of airbag maker Takata Corporation for at least $1 million, claiming she was badly injured when the ammonium nitrate propellant in her car exploded in …
Ex-cop’s lawyer insists Cincinnati college shooting was self defense
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Opening arguments in the trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murdering a black Ohio man during a traffic stop focused Tuesday on whether the victim tried to flee from police, putting the officer…
U.S. top court skeptical toward State Farm hurricane fraud appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unlikely to throw out a jury verdict against State Farm that found the insurance company defrauded the U.S. government when it assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf of Me…
U.S. issues travel advisory for India amid fears of Islamic State attacks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in New Delhi issued a security message to American citizens in India on Tuesday to be vigilant following reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack targets there.
R.J. Reynolds loses bid to end TV anti-smoking ad requirement
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected R.J. Reynolds’ bid to void a decade-old order requiring tobacco companies to televise “corrective” advertisements about the dangers of smoking.
Public transit workers in Philadelphia go on strike as contract expires
(Reuters) – Public transportation workers in Philadelphia went on strike at midnight on Monday after they were unable to reach a contract agreement with the transit system that provides almost one million rides a day in and around the fifth largest U.S…
Two children killed when truck hits Halloween hayride in Mississippi: media
(Reuters) – Two children and an adult were killed and seven people injured on Monday when a truck hit the Halloween hayride carrying them in a small Mississippi town, NBC news reported.
Admitted murderer to face death penalty trial in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who admitted to murdering three people in a weeklong 2001 rampage in two states is due back in court on Tuesday, where federal prosecutors plan to try a second time to have him executed for his crimes.
Telescope group chooses Canary Islands as alternative to Hawaii
(Reuters) – The team behind a project to build one of the world’s largest telescopes said on Monday it has chosen Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean as a possible alternative to Hawaii.
