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.
Rescue crews, residents comb wreckage as U.S. storm system leaves eight dead
WAVERLY, Va. (Reuters) – Residents and rescue crews on Thursday combed through wreckage left by storms that lashed the eastern United States, killing at least eight people and injuring scores across a number of states, officials said.
Civil rights group to appeal U.S. judge’s ruling on filming police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A civil liberties group said on Thursday it would appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Philadelphia that the U.S. Constitution only protects a person’s right to videotape police activity when the images are intended to send a mess…
Dying dad, sick son booted off plane to applause are home in Arizona
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A boy on a vacation with his dying father was back home in Arizona on Thursday, days after the 7-year-old suffered a dog allergy attack and the family was removed from a flight home to applause from passengers, his mother said.
Missouri professor who asked for ‘muscle’ against photographer fired
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri said on Thursday it fired a professor who was caught on video calling for “some muscle” to get a student journalist removed from a campus protest last November.
There is ‘promising pathway’ for vaccine against Zika: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed optimism on Thursday about the possibilities for a vaccine against Zika, a virus he said turned out to be not especially complicated.
