New Jersey blast destroys two homes, firefighters injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An apparent gas explosion and fire leveled two New Jersey homes and sent five firefighters to the hospital with minor injuries on Tuesday, officials said.
Mayor of small Pennsylvania borough censured for anti-Obama posts
(Reuters) – The mayor of a small borough in Pennsylvania has been censured by the local council and is facing calls to resign after he posted images on his Facebook page comparing President Barack Obama and his family to apes and referencing a noose.
Man who brandished gun near White House sentenced to house arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to eight months of house arrest on Tuesday for brandishing a gun near the White House in May before a Secret Service guard shot him, prosecutors said.
Southern Colorado wildfire forces evacuation of hundreds of people
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were forced to flee a southern Colorado town that was threatened on Tuesday by a wildfire that has destroyed seven structures and triggered an evacuation order, officials said.
Film ’13th’ traces path from slavery to U.S. mass incarceration
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has been 150 years since slavery was officially abolished in the United States, but documentary “13th” argues that it is still alive in the form of mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people.
California marijuana legalization faces unlikely foe: growers
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (Reuters) – Hezekiah Allen is a third-generation marijuana farmer in this Northern California county, where the cool coastal fog pours off the Pacific Ocean, coaxing pot plants to heights of 20 feet.
U.S. transport chief: automakers will back self-driving car oversight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Reuters he expects automakers and tech companies will comply with voluntary guidelines his department issued last month for autonomous vehicles.
Dashcam police video shows ‘execution’ of California black man: lawyer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Sacramento police officers heard on a dashboard-camera video discussing how they might run down a fleeing black man with their patrol car before killing him in a burst of gunfire should be charged with murder, a lawyer for h…
Teen suspect in South Carolina school shooting faces second murder charge
(Reuters) – A 14-year-old boy suspected in a South Carolina schoolyard shooting last week faces a second murder charge after one of the victims from the incident died from his wounds, a prosecutor said on Monday.
U.S. intelligence community opposes limits to privacy watchdog: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence community does not support pending congressional legislation that would curtail the authority of a privacy watchdog that advises the president on government surveillance programs, according to an unclassifie…
