Cleanup underway after Oregon train carrying oil derailed
(Reuters) – Most of the cars from a Union Pacific train carrying crude oil that derailed and burst into flames in Oregon on Friday have been removed and the remaining oil will be hauled away on flatbed trucks, a spokesman for the company said on Sunday…
American Muslims remember Ali as hero for their faith
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The death of boxing great Muhammad Ali cost American Muslims perhaps their greatest hero, a goodwill ambassador for Islam in a country where their minority faith is widely misunderstand and mistrusted.
Storms threaten East Coast; Florida under tropical storm warning
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – While the U.S. West Coast sweated out a heat wave, forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms along the East Coast on Sunday and issued a tropical storm warning for Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Obama: Muhammad Ali ‘fought for us’
PALM CITY, Fla (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid tribute on Saturday to boxer Muhammad Ali, saying his fight for racial justice and religious tolerance “shook up the world” and was an inspiration.
Muhammad Ali: ‘Greatest’ boxer, showman, ambassador
(Reuters) – More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly set in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history.
Louisiana, Mississippi areas under flood watch as Texas floods spread
(Reuters) – Torrential rains in Texas which caused flooding that killed 16 people this week have spread to southern Louisiana, leaving parts of that state and Mississippi under a flash flood watch through Sunday morning, according to the National Weath…
Fire extinguished in Oregon after train carrying oil derails
(Reuters) – Fire crews have extinguished a fire that raged in Oregon after a Union Pacific Corp train carrying crude oil derailed on Friday and burst into flames, the Federal Rail Administration said.
Carter says nine soldiers now known to have died in Fort Hood incident
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nine U.S. soldiers are now known to have died when a troop carrier overturned this week during a training exercise at the U.S. Army base of Food Hood in Texas, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Saturday.
At least 16 killed in Texas floods, four soldiers’ bodies found
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least 16 people in Texas, including four soldiers who went missing when their vehicle overturned in flood waters, have died due to torrential rains in the past week that have deluged hundreds of homes and led to prison evac…
Key player in Silk Road successor site gets eight years in U.S. prison
(Reuters) – A Washington state man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for his role in helping the management of the successor website to Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were sold.
