Florida declares neighborhood Zika-free, but CDC remains cautious
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Monday urged pregnant women to consider putting off nonessential travel to Miami due to the Zika virus even as they lifted a travel warning for one neighborhood. Earlier in the day, Florida’s governor declared the n…
Teen killed by Columbus, Ohio, police was shot while fleeing: family’s attorneys
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A forensic report released on Monday by attorneys representing the family of a 13-year old African American boy fatally shot by a white Columbus, Ohio, police officer last week said the teenager was shot three times while running …
New York seeks $872 million from UPS in cigarette shipments trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state and city authorities took United Parcel Service Inc to trial on Monday, urging a federal judge to make the company pay more than $872 million for making illegal deliveries of more than 683,000 cartons of untaxed cig…
U.S. pump prices rise as Colonial fixes gasoline pipeline leak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gasoline prices in the southeastern United States kept rising on Monday as Colonial Pipeline Co continued to fix a more-than-week long disruption on a key gasoline line that has led to complaints of long waits and price gouging at …
Slain black youth’s BB gun called ‘almost identical’ to real weapon
(This version of the Sep. 16 story corrects the name of the pastor in the story to John Boston II, not Jason Ridley, in paragraph 5)
Eisenhower family lifts opposition to Ike memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower has lifted its longstanding opposition to the design of a memorial to him, the commission overseeing the project said on Monday.
Woman found dead in Exxon’s Baton Rouge office building
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A woman was found dead on Monday morning in the administration building at Exxon Mobil Corp’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana refinery, said the coroner for East Baton Rouge Parish.
New B-21 bomber named ‘Raider’: U.S. Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Northrop Grumman Corp’s B-21 long-range bomber will be called “Raider,” U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on Monday.
Easy resolution unlikely for contentious Dakota pipeline
NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA (Reuters) – A potential rerouting of a long-anticipated pipeline at the center of a protest in North Dakota would be a laborious and costly task, possibly delaying a startup by months and provoking further opposition …
Most states on track to meet emissions targets they call burden
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The 27 states challenging Obama’s Clean Power Plan in court say the lower emissions levels it would impose are an undue burden. But most are likely to hit them anyway.
