Portion of Houston Ship Channel briefly shut after boat fire: Coast Guard
(Reuters) – A portion of the Houston Ship Channel was briefly closed to vessel traffic on Friday following a fire on a tug boat moored at the LyondellBasell refinery, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Former BP rig supervisor found not guilty in oil spill case
(Reuters) – A former BP Plc supervisor was found not guilty by a New Orleans jury on Thursday of a single pollution charge stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster that killed 11 people.
Gunman kills three in Kansas workplace, shot to death by police
(Reuters) – A gunman killed three people on Thursday at a manufacturing plant in central Kansas where he worked and wounded 14 others, in a shooting spree spanning several miles that ended when a lone officer killed the suspect, authorities said.
More than 200 patients at NJ hospital possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis
(Reuters) – More than 200 people treated at a New Jersey medical center may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis B or C because of a former employee accused of tampering with drugs, the hospital said on Thursday.
Ohio hospital performs first uterus transplant in the U.S.
(Reuters) – Surgeons in Cleveland have performed the first uterus transplant in the United States, an Ohio medical center said on Thursday.
California methane leak was biggest ever in U.S., scientists say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The months-long natural gas leak that forced thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes ranks as the largest known accidental methane release in U.S. history, equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of nearly 600,0…
Oil truck operator convicted in North Dakota murder-for-hire case
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The operator of an oil trucking firm was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating the killings of two business rivals competing for work in North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch, prosecutors said.
Ohio man who was a fugitive for 56 years to be released on parole
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio will release on parole a 79-year-old man convicted of manslaughter who escaped from a prison camp and spent 56 years as a fugitive before his arrest last year in Florida, a spokesman for prosecutors said.
In Flint, Sanders says water crisis should serve as wake-up call
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told residents of Flint, Michigan, on Thursday their “horrific” water contamination crisis should be a wake-up call about the country’s crumbling infrastructure and required an e…
Dallas police refer case against NFL’s Manziel to grand jury
DALLAS (Reuters) – A domestic violence complaint accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel of beating his ex-girlfriend has been referred to a grand jury, Dallas police said on Thursday.
