Prison bus collides with truck in Arizona, seriously injuring three
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A bus carrying 50 minimum-security prisoners slammed into an overturned semi-truck on Interstate 8 in Arizona early on Tuesday, seriously injuring the bus driver and two inmates, authorities said.
FBI tracking tips spurred by video tied to 25-year-old Boston art heist
BOSTON (Reuters) – Days after surveillance video from the 1990 Stewart Gardner Museum heist was made public, FBI officials on Tuesday said they are investigating a “handful of tips,” including one identifying a mystery man let in to the museum the nigh…
Complaints about airlines have soared in 2015: U.S. agency
(Reuters) – Complaints about airline service grew during the first half of this year as consumers reported more concerns about airfares, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
U.S. cites driver fatigue, unused seat belts in Tracy Morgan crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. transportation regulators on Tuesday cited driver fatigue, speed and unused seat belts among multiple factors behind a 2014 crash with a Wal-Mart truck that left “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan with brain injuries and killed a f…
Black South Carolina man was armed when officers shot him, police say
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A young black man was armed on Saturday when he was shot to death by South Carolina police after leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed his SUV into a tree, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. judge orders NFL, union talk settlement in Brady case
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ordered the National Football League and its players union to hold settlement talks later on Tuesday in a court battle over star quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension.
Rivers hardest hit by Colorado mine waste spill to stay closed until Aug 17
(Reuters) – Two rivers in Colorado and New Mexico hardest hit by contamination from toxic wastewater spilled from a defunct gold mine will remain closed to drinking water and irrigation intakes for at least another week, U.S. environmental officials sa…
Virginia ex-governor’s conviction appeal denied by U.S. court
RICHMOND (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court denied former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s appeal of his 2014 corruption conviction on Tuesday, setting the stage for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Texas power demand breaks record again in heat wave
(Reuters) – The Texas power grid operator said electric demand hit another record high on Monday as consumers cranked up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave.
Ex-Texas Governor Perry can’t pay presidential campaign staff: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has stopped paying his campaign staffers, several media outlets reported, saying the former Texas governor’s operations are running out of money.
