Fires in U.S. West threaten thousands of structures
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fires burning in drought-parched California on Tuesday menaced thousands of structures as firefighters struggled to corral the blazes there and elsewhere in the U.S. West, authorities said.
Texas grand jury convenes in securities case against attorney general
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury convened on Tuesday to hear evidence presented by special prosecutors and gathered by the Texas Rangers over whether the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton violated securities law, a local television statio…
Georgia man sentenced to 15 years for trying to help Islamic State
(Reuters) – A Georgia man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Tuesday for attempting to support the Islamic State militant group that authorities said he had planned to join before being arrested in Atlanta in 2014, the U.S. Justice Departme…
U.S. court rules lawsuit by man beaten by Ferguson police can proceed
(Reuters) – A federal lawsuit against three white police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, accused of beating a handcuffed black man and then complaining that the man’s blood dirtied their uniforms can go forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday…
Prison employee who aided New York escapees pleads guilty
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – A female prison employee pleaded guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor charge in a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday in connection with helping two convicted murderers in their daring June escape from a maximum security …
Pilot training fell short in Virgin Galactic crash, investigators say
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Test pilots at the helm of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship that crashed last year were unaware of the catastrophic consequences of unlocking the craft’s moveable tail section too early because of poor training, investigators probing the fatal accident said on Tuesday.
American accused of killing Zimbabwe’s popular Cecil the lion
HARARE (Reuters) – Wildlife officials on Tuesday accused an American tourist of killing Cecil, one of the oldest and most famous lions in Zimbabwe, without a permit after paying $50,000 to two people who lured the beast to its death.
House Benghazi panel says State Department to hand over documents today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attacks on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, said the State Department has pledged to hand over 5,000 new pages of documents related to the inci…
U.S. appeals court upholds bulk of Obama air pollution rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday mostly upheld a major federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states.
Four dead after small plane crashes in Wisconsin field
(Reuters) – Four people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field in western Wisconsin and burst into flames, local officials said on Tuesday.
