U.S. on high alert for bird flu after Indiana poultry outbreak
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, U.S. veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys across the country, racing to uncover any more infections and contain the virus before it causes mass death an…
California upholds critical solar policy
(Reuters) – California regulators on Thursday upheld a key policy that makes rooftop solar systems affordable by allowing homeowners to sell the electricity they don’t use back to their local utility.
Six dead in Virginia murder-suicide after police standoff
(Reuters) – A Virginia family of six is dead in an apparent murder-suicide after an hours-long standoff with police ended early on Thursday, officials said.
Sentencing of ex-House speaker Hastert delayed until April
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday postponed until April the sentencing date for Dennis Hastert, convicted last year of a financial crime, because the former U.S. House speaker was still recovering from a stroke and life-threatening infect…
Pennsylvania officer cleared in girl’s fatal shooting, father charged
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania constable who prosecutors say accidentally killed a 12-year-old girl during an eviction while firing in self-defense has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but the girl’s father has been charged with murder….
Former Providence, Rhode Island mayor Vincent ‘Buddy’ Cianci dies
(Reuters) – Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, whose two stints as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, each ended abruptly due to felony convictions, died on Thursday at age 74 after a brief hospitalization.
Washington police have mixed results after federal oversight: review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington’s overall record on use-of-force reforms is mixed seven years after federal monitoring ended, a first-of-its-kind review said on Thursday.
U.S. utilities worry about cyber cover after Ukraine grid attack
(Reuters) – U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than 80,000 Ukrainians last month.
Freed U.S. student: Now is not the time to go to Iran – CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American student detained in Iran who was freed this month under a prisoner swap said on Thursday he was accused of trying to overthrow the Iranian government and held for nearly a month in solitary confinement.
U.S. failed to protect migrant children from traffickers: Senate probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities failed to conduct proper background checks before releasing undocumented migrant children to guardians, who in some cases exploited them, a bipartisan U.S. Senate investigation found.
