Flint water system improving, but still unstable: agency
DETROIT (Reuters) – The drinking water in Flint, Michigan, where high lead levels led to a health crisis that drew national attention, is improving, but remains unstable, a top environmental official said Friday.
Hyundai recalls 173,000 Sonata cars in U.S.: filing
(Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co will recall 173,000 model year 2011 Sonata cars in the U.S. market for a potentially defective power steering system, U.S. safety officials said in a filing on Friday.
Three years after Boston bombing, film shows distress of attacker’s friends
BOSTON (Reuters) – For days after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Americans were glued to the news, eager to know who had planted the homemade devices that ripped through the crowd at the finish line, killing three people.
Oklahoma budget crisis opens door to criminal justice reform
(Reuters) – Dwindling oil revenues in Oklahoma are spurring a nowadays rare collaboration by state politicians of all stripes on reforming a bulging prison system that critics say is in danger of breaking down.
FBI director says unlocking method won’t work on newer iPhones
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s secret method for unlocking the iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino shooters will not work on newer models, FBI Director James Comey said.
Mercedes diesel owners file new lawsuit in United States
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Owners of Mercedes diesel cars filed a new class-action lawsuit in the United States saying the vehicles likely contained a “defeat device” used to cheat emissions testing, an accusation that Daimler , which owns the carmaker, den…
Tennessee officer fatally shoots woman wielding an ax
(Reuters) – Tennessee law enforcement officials released video on Thursday of a white policeman fatally shooting a black woman who threatened him with a medieval-style ax as sheriff’s deputies and public housing officials were serving her an eviction n…
Armed robbery suspect shot by trooper during Walmart robbery: police
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania state trooper shot and wounded a robbery suspect armed with a shotgun who was trying to steal prescription medicine from a Walmart store crowded with shoppers, state police said on Thursday.
Four Los Angeles social workers charged after beating death of boy, 8
(Reuters) – Four Los Angeles County social workers have been charged with child abuse for failing to protect an 8-year-old boy who was found beaten to death in his home, the district attorney’s office said on Thursday.
Fire at Exxon refinery sends plume of smoke over Houston
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire erupted at Exxon Mobil Corp’s Baytown, Texas, refinery on Thursday afternoon, sending a large plume of black smoke into the air that was visible 22 miles (35 km) away in downtown Houston.
