At least eight dead in Houston-area floods, more rain falls
HOUSTON (Reuters) – At least eight people have died and some 1,150 homes have been damaged in flooding triggered by torrential downpours in the Houston area this week as more rain fell in the region on Wednesday adding to vast pools of standing water.
Ohio man held in kidnapping, home invasion in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – An Ohio man was accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend, driving into Pennsylvania and committing a home invasion that left another woman critically injured, police said on Wednesday.
Salt Lake City’s latest push for LGBT equality found at street level
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Salt Lake City, capital of the conservative, predominantly Mormon state of Utah, have voted to rename a downtown street after the slain San Francisco gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
Planned Parenthood hits states on defunding after U.S. warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood, the women’s healthcare group under attack recently by U.S. anti-abortion activists, hit back on Wednesday, criticizing some states for trying to block funding for the organization.
Ohio teen electrocutes himself during home experiment
(Reuters) – A 15-year-old Ohio boy electrocuted himself while trying to conduct a high-voltage experiment he saw on YouTube, a sheriff’s official said on Wednesday.
GM cites progress in ignition-switch case settlement talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for General Motors said on Wednesday the company has made “significant progress” toward resolving lawsuits involving injuries and deaths allegedly linked to a faulty ignition switch that prompted the recall of 2.6 million …
Illinois says five more people with bacterial infection have died
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin.
Trial set for Ohio stepmother in scalding death of four-year-old
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio woman will go on trial in September accused of murdering her 4-year-old stepson by holding him in a scalding-hot bath as a punishment, a county prosecutor said on Wednesday.
In U.S. bathroom battles, Florida transgender student fights for equality
SARASOTA, Fla. (Reuters) – For 17-year-old transgender male Nate Quinn, using the bathroom at school became a battle.
New Jersey education trustee to Muslims: ‘Stay in your desserts’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A northern New Jersey board of education member accused of Facebook posts urging Muslims to “stay in your desserts” is refusing to step down despite a growing list of educators and lawmakers calling for her resignation.
