Regulators approve health study on huge California gas leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge me…
Ex-drug CEO Shkreli asks U.S.court to consider blocking subpoena
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for former pharmaceuticals executive Martin Shkreli have asked a U.S. federal judge for guidance on a demand by lawmakers that Shkreli appear at a hearing on Tuesday, writing that if travel restrictions on him are not lifte…
Northeast Ohio residents get bottled water due to lead fears – reports
(Reuters) – Volunteers are distributing bottled water this weekend to residents in a northeast Ohio village after tests found elevated lead levels, according to local media reports.
Michigan suspends workers, restores Flint mayoral powers in water crisis
FLINT, Mich/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Friday suspended two state workers in connection with water testing failures in the Flint contamination crisis and the state restored some powers to Mayor Karen Weaver.
Police incident with gunman shuts down Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) – A juvenile bystander sustained minor injuries when a police officer fired on a man seen brandishing a gun on the Las Vegas strip in an incident that forced the closure of the busy tourist corridor for several hours, authorities said on Satu…
Chinese murder suspect believed to have fled to Beijing: U.S. police
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese national suspected of a double murder in Los Angeles has fled the United States for China, U.S. police said on Saturday.
East Coast blizzard may dump record snow on Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A winter storm that could bury parts of the U.S. Middle Atlantic region under 3 feet (90 cm) of snow slammed into Washington on Friday, threatening the nation’s capital with record accumulations as it barreled up the East Coast.
Court quashes obstruction charges against Ex-Penn State officials in Sandusky scandal
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court on Friday threw out obstruction charges against three former Penn State officials accused of trying to hamper the child molestation case against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, court documents sh…
Amid mounting bills, farmers forced to sell grain at low prices
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Facing mounting bills and nervous creditors, U.S. farmers are beginning to sell off their crop stockpile – sometimes at a loss – and easing a months-long logjam prompted by the lowest grains prices in at least five years.
Sacramento man pleads not guilty to lying about assisting militant group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – One of two Iraqi-born men arrested earlier this month on federal terrorism-related charges pleaded not guilty in Sacramento on Friday to a charge of lying about traveling to Syria and assisting a militant group.
