LeBron delivers on promise, leads Cavs to NBA title
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – LeBron James powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in an electrifying Game Seven to complete an improbable comeback unlike any seen before and capture their first NBA cha…
California power grid prepares for heatwave, possible natgas shortage
(Reuters) – California will have its first test of plans to keep the lights on this summer following the shutdown of the key Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility as temperatures in the Los Angeles area are forecast to hit triple digits this week.
Record heat sparks warnings, boosts fires in western United States
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday as a heat wave baked the region in record, triple-digit temperatures, stoking flames in California from the coastal foothills outside Santa Barbar…
Van driver charged in Virginia crash that killed six
(Reuters) – The driver of a van that veered off a Virginia highway and flipped over multiple times after clipping a second vehicle was charged with six counts of manslaughter, state police said on Sunday.
California power grid urges energy conservation on Monday due to heat wave
(Reuters) – The California Independent System Operator, or ISO, which operates the state’s power grid, issued a Flex Alert for Monday for Southern California from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. PDT because of high temperatures expected in the region.
Supreme Court may take action on state assault weapon bans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in this week on gun control, an issue smoldering again following the June 12 Orlando massacre, with the justices due to decide whether to hear a challenge by gun rights advocates to assault weapon…
Obama immigration win at Supreme Court could benefit Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming days decides a high-profile immigration case in favor of the Obama administration, the ruling could have an unexpected beneficiary: Republican presidential contender Donald Trump.
U.S. attorney general: Florida shooting ‘act of terror, act of hate’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday that last week’s shooting massacre in Orlando, Florida, was “an act of terror and an act of hate”, but she declined to divulge what charges may be filed or who may be charged in …
Immigration, abortion, race rulings due at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is heading into its home stretch, with major rulings due by the end of the month on President Barack Obama’s unilateral immigration plan, racial preferences in university admissions and a restrictive Texas …
Tension at funerals for Orlando victims with protest, irate driver
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Funerals for two of the 49 victims killed in the shooting at a nightclub in Florida were marked by tense scenes on Saturday, as an impatient driver was accused of injuring two law enforcement officers and one burial took place…
