Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami
CHICAGO/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes in Pinellas County, located some 265 miles (425 km) from Miami, where the first locally transmitted U.S. cases were reported.
Monsanto beats cities’ lawsuits over San Francisco Bay pollution
(Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits in which the California cities of San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley sought to force agricultural company Monsanto Co to help pay for reducing PCB contamination to San Francisco Bay.
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running ‘debtors prison’
(Reuters) – Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday accusing a small Arkansas city of running what they said amounted to a modern day debtors prison where a local court imposed inordinate fees on the poor and jailed them if they did not …
Former anchor says Fox News a ‘sex-fueled cult’ in harassment lawsuit
(Reuters) – A former Fox News anchor claims in a lawsuit that former network Chairman Roger Ailes, who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and is reportedly advising Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, fueled a misogynistic cu…
Judge keeps new Kentucky state pension board in place
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s financially struggling pension system will move forward with an expanded governing board after a judge late on Monday temporarily ruled in favor of a reorganization ordered by Governor Matt Bevin.
Washington police veteran named interim chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A longtime deputy to outgoing Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier has been named interim chief while the search is under way for her replacement, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Gaston to become a Hurricane later Tuesday: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Gaston is expected to strengthen and become a hurricane later Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory, adding that it was rapidly moving west-northwestward.
Thousands still in shelters after record Louisiana floods
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – More than 3,000 Louisiana residents were still in emergency shelters as record flood waters receded on Monday, while government officials weighed options for temporary housing after the state’s worst disaster since Hurrican…
Deaths from U.S. lightning strikes this year at highest since 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pair of fatalities from lightning strikes over the weekend lifted the U.S. death toll from such accidents this year to 29, the most since 2010, the National Weather Service said on Monday.
No charges for New Jersey cop in slaying of black man with hands up
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