Marathon Galveston Bay worker burned as overhaul starts: source
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A worker at Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, was burned by hydrofluoric acid on Saturday while working on an alkylation unit, which was shut as part of a planned three-month, multi-unit overhaul…
John Angelo, co-founder of NY investment firm, dead at 74
(Reuters) – John Angelo, the head and co-founder of New York-based investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co, has died at age 74, according to an email sent to the firm’s employees.
Southern Illinois battles flooding as Mississippi River builds downstream
(Reuters) – Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters.
Seeking momentum on gun control, Obama to take case to public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will take his case for new gun control measures directly to the American people this week while proposing new executive actions in a final big effort to reduce gun violence during his last year in office.
As U.S. abortion case looms, both sides seek personal touch
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear its first abortion case in nearly a decade, both sides have been quietly gathering vivid personal accounts from women to supplement the dry legal arguments, believing the effort could…
Armed protesters occupy U.S. wildlife headquarters in Oregon
(Reuters) – A group of self-styled militiamen occupied the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon in a standoff with authorities, officials and local media reports said on Sunday, in the latest dispute over federal land use in the Wes…
Powerball jackpot jumps to $400 million after no winner emerges
(Reuters) – Powerball’s jackpot has surged to an estimated $400 million after the first drawing of the new year resulted in no winning ticket holders, the operator of the multistate game said on Sunday.
Militiamen occupy U.S. national parks building in Oregon
(Reuters) – A group of militiamen on Saturday occupied the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in support of two brothers who are slated to report to prison on Monday on arson charges, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
Missouri assesses flood damage, U.S. South still imperiled
EUREKA, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people in several states and forced large-scale evacuations, as the danger of rising waters shifted to Arkansas and beyond.
Missouri assesses flood damage, South still imperiled
EUREKA, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities in his state ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people in several states and forced the evacuations of thousands in the Mississippi and Ohio river regions, as t…
