Texas power demand breaks record during heat wave, prices spike
(Reuters) – The Texas power grid operator said electric demand was at an all-time peak as consumers cranked up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave, breaking the previous record set four years ago and pushing prices to an 18-month high.
A year after shooting, Ferguson faces financial toll
(Reuters) – A year after Ferguson, Missouri, was torn by unrest over a white policeman’s fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, the town that became a symbol of racial inequality in America faces a significant financial toll.
Another lion-like animal spotted in Milwaukee metro area
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Another large mountain-lion type of an animal has been spotted in metro Milwaukee, where similar reported animal sightings have captivated residents in recent weeks, authorities said on Thursday.
New York Legionnaires’ deaths rise to eight, nearly 100 sickened
(Reuters) – The number of deaths from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York has risen to eight and 97 people were reported sick with it, according to statistics released by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office.
Ferguson braces for protests on anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
(Reuters) – One year after the police shooting of an unarmed black teen thrust Ferguson, Missouri, into the national spotlight, the St. Louis suburb is bracing for a weekend of protests over continued complaints of police violence.
Sewage flow becomes Williston’s oil bust indicator
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – The population of a U.S. oil boomtown that became a symbol of the fracking revolution is dropping fast because of the collapse in crude oil prices, according to an unusual metric: the amount of sewage produced.
Four Los Angeles-area officers accused of physically abusing youths at camp
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four Los Angeles-area police officers have been arrested on charges of physically abusing minors who were attending a boot camp for at-risk youth in central California, a sheriff’s office said on Wednesday.
Bill Cosby ordered to give deposition in sexual abuse lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bill Cosby has been ordered to give a sworn deposition in a lawsuit brought by a woman accusing the comedian of plying her with alcohol and sexually abusing her at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles when she was 15 years old.
Bounty hunter arrested after mistaking Phoenix police chief for target
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A bounty hunter was arrested after gathering a posse and mistakenly trying to raid the home of Phoenix’s chief of police, officials said on Wednesday.
Texas day care worker charged with producing child pornography
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas day care worker was arrested on Wednesday on charges that she produced pornography with a little girl in her care, prosecutors said.
