Crews gain ground on California blazes, search for missing goes on
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Firefighters battling two devastating and deadly wildfires in drought-stricken Northern California over the past week have gained more ground, fire officials said on Friday, as the search goes on for those reported missing.
Prison for man who left tons of litter in Colorado forest
DENVER (Reuters) – A 41-year-old Colorado man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for leaving 4.25 tons of litter in a scenic national forest that took dozens of volunteers and a helicopter to remove, authorities said.
Friend of accused South Carolina church gunman indicted for lying
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – A friend of the man accused of killing nine black people at a South Carolina church has been charged with lying to investigators when he said he did not know specifics of the suspect’s plans ahead of the massacre, court docum…
Ohio murder defendant, witness brawl in holding cell
(Reuters) – An Ohio man on trial for murder and a man scheduled to testify against him brawled this week when a court deputy accidentally put them together in a holding cell next to the courtroom, a county sheriff said on Friday.
U.S. tourism to Cuba still prohibited despite new rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even as the U.S. moved on Friday to ease travel and other restrictions to Cuba, Americans will still not be allowed to go to the Communist nation for “tourist activities,” a U.S. official said.
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.
