Death toll in Northern California wildfires jumps to five
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two more bodies were found in areas scorched by one of the two devastating wildfires raging in Northern California for the past week, raising the death toll to five from both blazes, even as fire officials on Thursday rep…
Body of seventh hiker found in Zion National Park in Utah
(Reuters) – Search teams have found the body of a seventh hiker killed in a rain-swollen canyon of Utah’s Zion National Park hours after the ill-fated group obtained a park permit to venture into that area despite forecasts of probable flash flooding, …
Man crashes car through gate at Waco, Texas, airport, tries to steal jet
DALLAS (Reuters) – A man with a history of mental health issues crashed his vehicle through the security gate of a runway at Waco Regional Airport on Thursday and tried to steal a Learjet, police said.
U.S. report calls for release of immigrant children from detention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stinging report released on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reverse course and stop detentions of women and children who entered the United States illegally but might qualify for asylum.
Qatari national linked to Beverly Hills street racing left country, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Qatari man investigators have connected to a Ferrari that sped through residential streets in Beverly Hills in a weekend incident caught on video, has left the country, police said on Thursday.
Deal would let Southern California buy surplus water from Nevada
(Reuters) – A $45 million deal that would let Southern California’s biggest water agency access a major supply of water that would normally go to southern Nevada won approval on Thursday from the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Designated zones proposed for New York Times Square street performers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City would require topless women in body paint, Elmo impersonators and other costumed characters who populate Times Square to work in designated zones under a new plan to manage a surge of street performers in the famed Ma…
Moody’s cuts rating of Ferguson, Missouri, to ‘junk’ status
(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service cut the credit rating of Ferguson, Missouri to “junk” status on Thursday, citing its sharply deteriorating finances following the fatal shooting of a black teen by a white policeman in the city in August 2014.
Florida woman arrested in ‘booby trapped’ home with more than 3,700 blades
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida woman living in a mobile home that was “booby trapped” with more than 3,714 swords, knives and other bladed weapons was in jail on Thursday after attacking officers who had come to arrest her, police said.
Friend of accused Charleston gunman arrested: media reports
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A friend of the accused gunman in the shooting massacre that killed nine black churchgoers in South Carolina in June was arrested by federal agents on Thursday, local media reported.
