Seattle adds ‘streateries’ to America’s growing pavement culture
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A hipster group hug, a man cradling a Chihuahua named Frankie, and a woman’s cheerleader routine stand out amid the booze and midnight revelry on a packed Seattle street patio a bartender describes as a “human corral.”
Hopi sacred masks auctioned in Paris despite protests
PARIS (Reuters) – A collection of sacred masks and statues belonging to the Native American Hopi tribe have gone under the hammer at a Paris auction despite calls that the sale be canceled.
Florida high school principal removed after defending Texas officer
(Reuters) – A Florida high school principal has been removed from his job after commenting online in support of the Texas police officer who resigned after a video surfaced showing him manhandling a black bikini-clad teenager and pulling his gun on oth…
Californian oil spill clean-up costs exceed $60 million: newspaper
(Reuters) – Clean-up costs associated with a Californian oil pipeline rupture that dumped as much as 2,400 barrels of crude onto a pristine stretch of coastline and into the Pacific Ocean have exceeded $60 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wed…
Rapper Rick Ross arrested for marijuana possession: official
(Reuters) – Rapper Rick Ross was arrested on Wednesday in Georgia for marijuana possession, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
Colorado cinema gunman outwardly shy but outgoing in private: ex-girlfriend
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The former girlfriend of Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes testified at his capital murder trial on Wednesday that the admitted shooter was quiet in public but was more outgoing when alone with her or their friends.
U.S. lawmakers vote to scrap meat labeling laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal meat labeling laws, which were widely backed by U.S. consumer groups, after Canada and Mexico threatened $3 billion in trade sanctions.
Vehicle strikes four Washington state teens, killing two
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two Washington state high school students were killed and two more seriously injured after the group was struck from behind by a sport utility vehicle during a gym class walk, state police said on Wednesday.
Lawsuit alleges mistreatment at Border Patrol facilities in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol complaining immigrants were unlawfully held for extended periods in freezing, filthy holding cells in Arizona, plaintiffs’ attorneys said on Wednesday.
Four hurt in explosion in industrial area near San Diego
POWAY, Calif. (Reuters) – An explosion rocked a San Diego area energy storage depot on Wednesday, shattering concrete, blowing out a loading dock bay door and sending four people to the hospital, officials said.
