Northern California wildfire grows further after jumping highway
(Reuters) – California’s biggest and fiercest wildfire of the year grew larger as it raged for a seventh day through drought-parched land north of Napa Valley wine country after jumping a highway that authorities hoped would slow its advance.
Man found guilty of 2010 killing of Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday found a man guilty of fatally shooting a Chicago police officer after a scuffle in a police station parking lot in 2010, prosecutors said.
Americans say blacks treated less fairly in 2015 than 2007: Gallup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the wake of high profile killings of unarmed black men by police, Americans feel blacks are treated less fairly today than they were in 2007, according to survey results released on Tuesday.
California man pleads guilty to hate crime threat to Islamic group
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A California man who telephoned threats to the San Diego and Washington offices of a prominent Islamic group after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France in January pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime charge on Tuesday, his lawyer…
Tensions over U.S. electric vehicle mandates spill into the open
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Reuters) – A long-simmering dispute between automakers and U.S. regulators over policies to promote electric vehicles spilled into the open on Tuesday, in the high stakes struggle over the future of automotive technology.
Shots fired near Camp Shelby in Mississippi, no injuries
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (Reuters) – Shots were fired outside a military post in Mississippi where soldiers were training on Tuesday, and authorities were searching for the suspected shooter.
Accused killer of Memphis police officer to be arraigned on Wednesday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A man accused of fatally shooting a Memphis police officer is due to be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge on Wednesday, two days after he turned himself in and was jailed on a bond of almost $10 million.
U.S. wants to join Washington tribe’s lawsuit against local taxes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sought to join a tribal lawsuit alleging Washington state and a Seattle-area county are violating federal law by imposing taxes on a sprawling casino and mall on Native American lands.
Northern California wildfire grows further after jumping highway
(Reuters) – California’s biggest and fiercest wildfire of the year grew larger as it raged for a seventh day through drought-parched chaparral and ranch lands north of Napa Valley wine country after jumping a highway that authorities hoped would slow i…
New York City’s new drug threat: ‘weaponized marijuana’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It gives users super human strength, makes them impervious to pain and can be bought for as little as $2 across New York. It can also kill, police say.
