Gold miners sue Oregon over new rules aimed at protecting salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A consortium of gold miners has sued Oregon to overturn new rules barring motorized devices in waterways used by migrating salmon, while environmental groups say those rules are key to protecting threatened fish.
Latest U.S. border tunnel linked to drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Authorities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have shut the 10th drug-smuggling tunnel to San Diego in more than a decade, a passageway Mexican authorities on Thursday attributed to the cartel of fugitive kingpin Joaquin “El…
Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the …
Obama vetoes defense bill, sends it back to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget …
Obama says Black Lives Matter movement raises ‘legitimate issue’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the Black Lives Matter movement is raising a “legitimate issue” about African-Americans being treated unfairly in certain communities.
‘Drug courts’ scrutinized after shooting of New York City officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of a New York City police officer on Tuesday has turned a spotlight on a court-mandated drug treatment program that kept the accused killer out of jail as part of a national effort to find alternatives to prison …
Nurse who fought Ebola quarantines sues New Jersey Gov. Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A nurse who was quarantined against her will inside a plastic tent in New Jersey after treating Ebola patients in West Africa filed a civil rights lawsuit against Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, her lawyer said.
Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the …
Shoppers face uptick in turkey costs for Thanksgiving: analysts
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Fewer turkeys in U.S. warehouses in September will likely mean slightly higher prices this Thanksgiving after a bird flu outbreak wiped out more than nine million turkeys, experts said after the government monthly cold storage repor…
Texas town tries to corral emus on the loose
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Police in Round Rock tried for hours on Thursday to corral four emus on the loose that have been roaming through a residential area in the Austin, Texas, suburb and evading capture, a spokeswoman said.
