Three firefighters killed battling Washington state wildfire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Three firefighters in Washington state were killed and four injured while battling a wildfire threatening the town of Twisp, officials said on Wednesday, as more than a dozen major blazes burned in parched Western U.S. states.
California prosecutors say Uber’s background checks missed convicts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California prosecutors have broadened their civil lawsuit against popular online ride-sharing service Uber, alleging that its background checks missed people previously convicted of murder and sex crimes, court records show.
Hacker’s Ashley Madison data dump threatens marriages, reputations
TORONTO (Reuters) – Love lives and reputations may be at risk after the release of customer data from infidelity website Ashley Madison, an unprecedented breach of privacy likely to rattle users’ attitudes towards the Internet.
Guard shot inmate to death in California prison riot, officials say
(Reuters) – A guard at a California prison shot to death an inmate who was attacking another prisoner with a shank during a riot over the weekend, just days after a deadly riot at another correctional facility in the state, officials said on Wednesday….
Former Los Angeles sheriff’s captain pleads guilty to lying at trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s captain charged in a probe of jail abuse pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lying on the witness stand, officials said.
U.S. movie chain Regal starts bag searches after recent violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Regal Entertainment Group has become the first large U.S. movie theater chain to introduce bag searches for moviegoers following a series of shootings at cinemas around the country.
Fresh racial unrest in St. Louis after police shoot black suspect
(Reuters) – Police fatally shot a black man they say pointed a gun at them in St. Louis on Wednesday, drawing angry crowds and recalling the racial tensions sparked by the killing of an unarmed African-American teen in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, just o…
Colorado widow sues after police kill mentally ill husband
DENVER (Reuters) – The widow of a mentally ill Colorado man who was fatally shot by police in 2013 has sued in Denver federal court accusing the officers of violating her husband’s rights, court documents showed on Wednesday.
Ex-chemical company president pleads guilty in West Virginia spill
(Reuters) – The former president of a chemical company charged in the contamination of West Virginia’s biggest source of drinking water pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three federal pollution counts.
Two missing, one injured after gas explosion at Washington state hotel
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two hotel guests are missing after a gas explosion leveled part of a suburban Washington state motel and severely injured a gas company employee, police said on Wednesday.
