Massive tunneling drill in Seattle, beset by delays, resumes work
(Reuters) – A massive tunnel-boring machine idled last month in Seattle due to safety issues was allowed on Tuesday to resume its work on a $3.1 billion waterfront highway replacement project beset by delays, mechanical issues and cost overruns.
Arizona man kills parents, siblings, shot dead by police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 26-year-old man shot his parents and two sisters to death at a house in Phoenix early on Tuesday before he was killed by police who entered the residence as it was on fire, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. polygamous church leaders indicted on food stamp fraud
(Reuters) – Two brothers of imprisoned Utah polygamist Warren Jeffs and nine other members of a breakaway sect of the Mormon Church were charged on Tuesday with diverting money from a government food assistance program for the poor, federal prosecutors…
Michigan Uber driver swapped cars during deadly shooting spree
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) – The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people switched vehicles after sideswiping a car at the start of the shooting spree, authorities said on Tuesday, adding they hoped his phone would help establish a motive…
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits near Bakersfield, California: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.9 quake struck northwest of Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Texas hospitals say they have developed rapid test for Zika
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two major Texas health centers have developed what they are calling the country’s first hospital-based, rapid test for the Zika virus that can produce results in a matter of hours, the hospitals said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: U.S. airfares to Puerto Rico slide; debt crisis, Zika weigh
NEW YORK/SAN JUAN (Reuters) – U.S. airlines have slashed leisure fares to Puerto Rico in recent months to lure travelers to the debt-strapped island, hit by economic turmoil and lately the arrival of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Race car driver pleads not guilty in U.S. payday lending case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A race car driver pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from what U.S. prosecutors called his role in a $2 billion online payday lending enterprise that exploited 4.5 million cash-strapped consumers.
Oregon mom gets life in prison for throwing autistic son off bridge
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An Oregon woman has been sentenced to life in prison for throwing her autistic 6-year-old son over 100 feet to his death from a bridge in the coastal town of Newport in 2014, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Colombia drug cartel leader gets 25 years in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former leader of a violent Colombian drug cartel was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to import massive amounts of cocaine into the United States.
