Michigan governor apologizes for state’s handling of Flint’s water
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s governor apologized on Tuesday for the state’s mishandling of lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water supply and accepted the resignation of the state official whose department was responsible.
Republicans come up short in search for diverse voters in 2016 election
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten months before the United States elects a new president, the Republican Party has yet to resolve a problem that its leaders said contributed to Mitt Romney’s 2012 loss to Barack Obama: a lack of support among Hispanic and younger voters.
Five killed in wrong-way crash on Florida highway
(Reuters) – Five people died in a head-on crash near Miami early on Wednesday when a woman drove a pickup truck the wrong way on Interstate 95, a highway patrol spokesman said.
U.S. Secret Service agents injured in fatal New Hampshire car crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. Secret Service agents were injured in a head-on collision in New Hampshire that killed the driver of the other vehicle, the Secret Service and New Hampshire police said on Wednesday.
Unprecedented security set for California’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl
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Magnitude 4.4 quake hits east of Los Angeles: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck east of Los Angeles on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no reports of major damage or injuries.
SeaWorld sues California commission over orca breeding ban
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – SeaWorld sued California authorities on Tuesday, seeking to overturn a decision that allows the San Diego theme park to expand its orca habitat only if it stops breeding killer whales in captivity.
California elections officials probe voter data breach claims: Sacramento Bee
(Reuters) – California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said on Tuesday that his office was working to verify claims that confidential voter information had been exposed on the Internet, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported.
Chicago officer who shot black teen pleads not guilty to murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police shootings o…
U.S. police get little training to handle crises with mentally ill
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Most U.S. police receive little or no training on how best to handle crises involving the mentally ill despite the growing frequency of such encounters and the fatal results in a number of recent cases.
