Black bears in the cross-hairs of Florida wildlife agency
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida is expected Wednesday to greenlight a black bear hunt in October for the first time in 20 years despite protests and petitions calling on Governor Rick Scott to stop it.
Major U.S. flag makers to stop making Confederate flags
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. flag makers said on Tuesday they will stop manufacturing and selling Confederate battle flags after last week’s attack on worshippers at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Wildfires prompt evacuations in Alaska, road closures in California
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Several hundred residents in Alaska were told to leave their homes on Tuesday as swiftly growing wildfires on the drought-stricken U.S. West Coast closed highways and destroyed buildings, officials said.
U.S. judge temporarily blocks new fracking rules on public lands
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Wyoming on Tuesday granted a request by four states and several energy industry groups to temporarily stop new federal rules on hydraulic fracturing on public lands from taking effect on Wednesday.
Charleston church gunman bought pistol near home: NBC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – The accused Charleston gunman, Dylann Roof, bought the semiautomatic pistol used in last week’s church massacre at a South Carolina gun store about 25 miles from his home, according to NBC News, citing officials familiar with…
Former White House chef drowned while hiking in New Mexico
(Reuters) – A former White House chef who went missing after setting off alone on a hike near Taos, New Mexico, died of accidental drowning in a mountain stream, state police said on Tuesday.
Battle over Confederate flag unfurls in South Carolina and beyond
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – An initiative to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds picked up steam on Tuesday, a week after the massacre of nine black church members, and criticism over the emblem long associated with s…
Wildfires spark evacuations in Alaska, road closures in California
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Several hundred residents in Alaska were told to leave their homes on Tuesday as swiftly growing wildfires up and down the drought-stricken U.S. West Coast closed highways and destroyed buildings, officials said.
Inspectors point to wood rot in fatal California balcony collapse
Berkeley, Calif. (Reuters) – Wooden support beams sheared off in last week’s collapse of a fourth-floor apartment balcony that killed six people in Berkeley, California, were found to be badly decayed, apparently from moisture, city building inspectors…
California can refuse anti-gay ballot initiative, judge rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The author of a proposed California ballot initiative advocating the murder of gays and lesbians should not be authorized to gather signatures to place it before voters, a judge in the state capital of Sacramento has rule…
