U.S. court places hold on clean water rule nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule across the country, the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Obama administration environmental regulations.
Suspects in California yoga teacher’s death to be charged in second murder
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three drifters – two men and a woman – arrested as suspects in this week’s killing of a yoga teacher on a hiking trail also will be charged in the shooting death of a Canadian woman in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park last wee…
Presidential candidate Sanders opposes Califf for FDA chief
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday said he will vote against Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, citing the nominee’s close ties to the p…
U.S. says CSX missed rail defect blamed for oil train derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fiery oil train derailment that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in West Virginia last February was caused by a rail defect that railroad inspectors from CSX Corp missed twice in the preceding months, U.S. regulators…
South Carolina city to pay $6.5 million over police shooting of black man
(Reuters) – The family of an unarmed black man shot in the back by a white police officer will get a $6.5 million settlement from North Charleston in South Carolina, city officials said on Thursday.
Some areas in flooded South Carolina facing second deluge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina’s governor warned on Thursday that several coastal areas were about to be hit by a second round of major flooding, while residents inland hauled soaked furniture and appliances from homes left in ruins by unpre…
Six injured in explosion at Washington state dam
(Reuters) – Six workers were injured in an explosion at a Washington state dam on Thursday, officials said, though the structural integrity of the dam was not threatened.
Bid to repeal California school vaccination law falls short
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A plan to ask voters to repeal a new California law tightening vaccination requirements for school-age children has fallen short of signatures needed to put the referendum on the ballot, state data showed on Thursday.
San Bernardino creditors attack city’s debt payment plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Creditors objected to elements of the city of San Bernardino’s initial debt payment plan at a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing on Thursday, saying the city was not being forthcoming about what assets it had and complaining about …
Witness identifies Virginia man accused of three murders as killer of final victim
FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) – A witness in the trial of an eccentric former Virginia political candidate charged with murdering three people over an 11-year span identified him on Thursday as the gunman who shot the last of the victims.
