Leak forces partial evacuation of Marathon Galveston Bay: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Workers have been evacuated from a portion of Marathon Petroleum Corp’s 459,000 barrel per day (bpd) Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas on Wednesday morning due to a butane release, sources familiar with plant operations sa…
Florida man shoots his two children, self after argument
(Reuters) – A Florida man shot and killed his 1-year-old daughter and critically wounded his 7-year-old son before fatally shooting himself on Wednesday after an argument with the children’s mother, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. consumer agency aims to tighten rules on debt collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal bureau charged with protecting U.S. consumers’ finances was poised to lay out plans on Thursday for toughening regulation of debt collection, as complaints have mounted about the multibillion-dollar industry.
All 46 crew rescued after fishing vessel sinks off Alaskan coast: Coast Guard
(Reuters) – The 46-member crew of a fishing vessel that sank more than 600 miles off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea on Tuesday had to be rescued by boats in the area and taken to a nearby island, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
U.S. court rules Beijing meetings helped Las Vegas Sands in Macau
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A U.S. court has ruled that a Hong Kong businessman’s role in arranging meetings between Las Vegas Sands and Chinese government officials helped the casino company secure a license in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub.
Climate change risk threatens 18 U.S. military sites: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising sea levels due to hurricanes and tidal flooding intensified by climate change will put military bases along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast at risk, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Gulf waterway traffic restrictions lifted: U.S. Coast Guard
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday it lifted traffic restrictions on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Galveston, Texas after temporarily halting movement on a section of the waterway following a barge incident.
Transgender student asks U.S. high court to keep out of bathroom case
(Reuters) – Lawyers for a transgender high school student in Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to keep out of a legal dispute about bathroom rights, an issue that has emerged as an increasingly divisive one in the United States.
Arizona mother, two kids found dead in apparent murder-suicide
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona woman found dead inside her Phoenix-area home with the bodies of her 17-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter is believed to have shot her two children to death before turning the gun on herself, authorities said on Tuesd…
Dozens of protesters arrested outside Minnesota governor’s mansion
(Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested on Tuesday outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion amid a weeks-long protest over the police killing of a black motorist earlier this month.
