Massive fissure mysteriously opens in Wyoming mountains
(Reuters) – A massive fissure that has mysteriously appeared on the flanks of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming is a slow-moving landslide possibly triggered by excessive precipitation combined with moisture from a nearby spring, a state geologist said …
Man launched from car onto overhead sign in fatal California crash
(Reuters) – A motorist was launched from his car and onto an overhead freeway sign in a fatal crash near Los Angeles on Friday morning, officials said.
Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Friday and Tuesday, part of a push to reduce America’s soaring incarceration rate, will immediately be turned over to U.S. immigration authorities for deport…
Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two adult passengers remained hospitalized as National Transportation Safety Board investigators began examining the engine on a Venezuela-bound 767 airplane that burst into flames before takeoff on Thursday at a South Florida airport…
‘Disturbing schools’ law criticized after South Carolina student’s arrest
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina law that landed a black high school student in handcuffs after she was thrown across a classroom by a white deputy is too broad and needs to be changed, a sheriff and local leaders said following outrage ov…
Pentagon spy agency hires first British deputy director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s principal spy agency is appointing a British Air Force officer as its first deputy director in charge of improving “integration” between U.S. intelligence units and spy agencies of other English-speaking countries….
Montana governor to consider clemency for man convicted in murder of teen girl
(Reuters) – Montana’s governor on Friday said he will give careful consideration to a clemency request from a man convicted of murder in the 1979 bludgeoning death of a teenage girl in a case that has spurred debate about severe penalties for teen offenders.
Six hurt in Virginia high school chemistry lab fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a Virginia high school’s chemistry lab on Friday, injuring a teacher and five students, two of them seriously, officials said.
One killed in partial building collapse in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A building undergoing demolition in New York partially collapsed on Friday, killing one construction worker and temporarily trapping another in the rubble, authorities said.
Judge says McDonald’s must give employee emails to U.S. labor board
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday gave McDonald’s Corp 30 days to hand over thousands of employee emails to a federal labor agency that says the company should be held liable for labor violations by franchisees.
