Magnitude 5.1 and 3.9 earthquakes strike Oklahoma: USGS
(Reuters) – Two earthquakes, one with a magnitude 5.1 and the other of 3.9, struck northern Oklahoma on Saturday morning and were felt through much of the state but no damages were immediately reported, the U.S. Geological Survey and local media said.
State officials blocked Flint Legionnaires’ probe: CNN
(Reuters) – Michigan authorities blocked county health officials from investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that may have been linked to the water crisis in the impoverished city of Flint, a county health supervisor told CNN on Saturday.
Oregon refuge searched for evidence, explosives after occupiers leave
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – Police and federal agents searched a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon for explosives and evidence on Friday, a day after the last holdouts in a protest over federal control of Western land surrendered to end a six-week armed stand…
Two girls fatally shot at Arizona school in apparent murder-suicide
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) – Two 15-year-old girls who were believed to have been romantically involved were found shot dead on Friday at an Arizona high school in an apparent murder-suicide that initially triggered a security lockdown of the campus, po…
Alabama woman convicted of running granddaughter to death has died
(Reuters) – An Alabama woman convicted of murder in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter died on Friday, less than a year into her sentence of life in prison without parole, a prison spokesman said.
Fire engulfs New Jersey plastics warehouses; smoke closes schools
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a pair of sprawling New Jersey warehouses storing plastic pellets on Friday, sending up a smoky plume so enormous it appeared as a cloud on weather readings from orbiting satellites and raising environmen…
Family of man shot by Cincinnati university officer sues: report
(Reuters) – The family of a black man shot and killed last summer by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop sued the officer in federal court on Friday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper.
Michigan warning on Flint Legionnaires’ outbreak came late
DETROIT (Reuters) – State officials knew about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and its suspected link to water system issues in impoverished Flint, Michigan, at least 10 months before a public announcement was made, documents released on Friday sh…
Partner of N.Y. police officer convicted in shooting is fired
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer was fired on Friday less than 24 hours after his partner was found guilty at trial for the 2014 inadvertent fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
Flint police and fire chiefs resign amid drinking water crisis
(Reuters) – The fire and police chiefs of Flint resigned on Friday in what the Michigan city’s mayor, Karen Weaver, called a first step in restructuring operations as it struggles to cope with dangerous levels of lead in its drinking water.
