Los Angeles mayor urges city to keep conserving water despite rain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A rare May storm has brought much-needed rain to drought-parched Southern California, but Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday urged residents of the second-largest U.S. city not to slack off on water conservation.
Oklahoma woman charged with removing body parts from rival’s corpse
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma woman accused of slashing the face and cutting body parts off the corpse of a romantic rival will appear in a Tulsa court on Friday for a hearing on increasing her bail, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. Air Force aims to complete radar bid re-evaluations in three months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force expects to complete a reevaluation of bids to build a $1 billion long-range radar system in about three months, after Raytheon Co lost a legal bid to halt the review, the top Air Force acquisition official said…
Penn State says College of Engineering hit by two data breaches
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania State University said on Friday two cyberattacks on its College of Engineering compromised servers containing personal information on about 18,000 people.
Postal service building in New Jersey evacuated due to odor
(Reuters) – A U.S. Postal Service building in New Jersey was evacuated on Friday after reports of a strong, sweet odor at the site, a postal service official said.
U.S. appeals court restores guilty plea in ‘squawk box’ case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday restored the guilty plea of a former Merrill Lynch administrative assistant whose testimony helped convict six former brokers and traders who traded on news from a company “squawk box.”
Freight train carrying gravel derails south of San Antonio
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Union Pacific Corp freight train carrying gravel derailed south of San Antonio on Friday with no reported of injuries, the railroad company said.
Philadelphia residents ready spare rooms, couches for papal pilgrims
, (Reuters) – The 1.5 million people expected to pack into Philadelphia this fall for Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States will fill the city’s hotels, motels and Patricia Hughey’s spare rooms.
Arkansas sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by burglary suspect
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed on Friday in rural Johnson County by a burglary suspect, law enforcement officials said.
North America has enough power for peak summer demand: NERC
(Reuters) – North America has enough power supplies to meet expected demand summer when air conditioning causes usage to peak, the group responsible for overseeing the reliability of the region’s electric grid said Friday.
