Exxon Mobil reaches agreement to restart crippled Torrance FCC
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has reached an agreement with California state regulators to restart a gasoline unit at its Torrance refinery in Los Angeles that went out of service in February 2015 following an explosion.
New amenity at L.A. hotels: a much higher minimum wage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nine months into a minimum wage hike at some Los Angeles hotels, city leaders and other backers of the move are claiming victory, saying doomsday forecasts from hoteliers have proven unfounded.
One person dies when small plane hits car on California highway
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A passenger in a car died when a small plane carrying two people made an emergency landing on a Southern California highway on Saturday and struck the vehicle in a crash that left five others injured, officials said.
Bezos praises third Blue Origin launch-and-land rocket test as ‘perfect’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’ space transportation company Blue Origin successfully launched and landed for the third time a suborbital rocket capable of carrying six passengers, taking another step on its path in developing reusable boosters, the co…
Bum steer: Freedom has a price for NYC bull saved by Jon Stewart
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bull that bolted on its death march to a New York City slaughterhouse and was rescued with the help of comedian Jon Stewart will find out soon there is a price for freedom.
White House intruder quickly caught after scaling fence: Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An intruder late on Friday threw a backpack over the White House fence and then climbed over the barrier before being detained by Secret Service agents, a spokesman for the agency said.
Massachusetts man arrested after suspicious devices found near power lines
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man with a history of feuding with telecommunications companies was arrested on Saturday as part of an FBI probe into a series of suspicious devices found near power lines in a small town near the New Hampshire border…
Executive quits over Iceland’s cameo in Rhode Island ad: governor
BOSTON (Reuters) – A botched promotional campaign for Rhode Island that included a video that showed Reykjavik, Iceland, rather than the state capitol of Providence, has led to the resignation of a top marketing official, Governor Gina Raimondo said.
Los Angeles area man charged with killing gay son
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles area man has been charged with murdering his son, who he had previously threatened to kill because he was gay, prosecutors said.
Exxon Baytown laboratory workers accept contract extension
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The last group of union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp’s giant Baytown, Texas, refining and petrochemical complex voted on Thursday and Friday to accept a contract extension, a union official said on Friday night.
