Takata CEO says internal probe into failing airbags not progressing well
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of Japan’s Takata Corp said an internal probe into its potentially deadly air bag inflators was not progressing well, but vowed to stay at the helm until trust in the safety of its products was restored.
After Charleston shootings, poll highlights race dilemma for Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential contenders face a dilemma when talking about racial issues after last week’s racially motivated murders at a South Carolina church, as a new poll shows many Republican primary voters are less likely to see…
California police destroy thousands of marijuana plants in bust: newspaper
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities in three remote northern California counties joined forces in a raid on marijuana farms, destroying some 15,300 plants, the Eureka Times-Standard said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors probe deadly California balcony collapse
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley, California last week that killed five Irish students and an American friend, a district attorney official said on Wednesday.
Fire at North Carolina church ruled as arson
(Reuters) – A fire that engulfed a church with a primarily African-American congregation in Charlotte, North Carolina early on Wednesday morning has been ruled as arson, fire officials said.
Ex-California fire chief convicted of stabbing girlfriend to death: newspaper
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A former California fire chief, who evaded capture for two weeks after his live-in girlfriend was found stabbed to death at their home, was convicted of murder on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Three indicted in black man’s death in Georgia jail cell: newspaper
(Reuters) – Two former sheriff’s deputies and a healthcare worker at a Georgia jail were indicted on Wednesday over the New Year’s Day death of a black inmate who was in restraints, the local Savannah Morning News reported.
Eleven arrested in protest against Hawaii telescope
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Eleven people were arrested on Wednesday in a protest against what would be one of the world’s largest telescopes being built on a dormant Hawaiian volcano, which has sparked a contentious debate over Native Hawaiian rights and sacred lands. 
Confederate symbols of Civil War divide U.S. 150 years on
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – More and more voices across the U.S. South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in A…
Federal agency awards Washington state $12.6 million for 2014 mudslide relief
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A federal relief agency will give at least $12.6 million to emergency officials in Washington state for debris removal and to acquire property destroyed during a 2014 mudslide that killed 43 people, a state official said on Wednesda…
