California approves first statewide seawater desalination rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California regulators on Wednesday adopted the first statewide rules for the permitting of seawater desalination projects that are expected to proliferate as drought-stricken communities increasingly turn to the ocean to …
Former Navy SEAL sentenced to prison for investment scheme
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A former U.S. Navy SEAL who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to defraud a dozen people out of nearly $1.2 million was sentenced on Wednesday to more than six years in prison.
Lockheed F-35 gets first female pilot: Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lieutenant Colonel Christine Mau, a U.S. Air Force pilot who was part of the first all-female combat sortie over Afghanistan in 2011, this week became the first woman to fly the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 jet, the Air Force said o…
California city plans $16 minimum wage by 2019, highest in U.S
(Reuters) – Emmeryville, a small city in the San Francisco Bay Area, has given initial approval to the nation’s highest minimum wage by setting baseline pay at $16 an hour in 2019, with gradual increases leading up to that level.
Tornadoes hit southwest of Oklahoma City, airport evacuated
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A series of tornadoes, including a major twister, touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday as a storm system brought severe weather to several Great Plains states, officials said.
Arizona boarding kennel owners re-charged in deaths of 21 dogs
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The owners of a suburban Phoenix dog boarding facility have been re-indicted on animal cruelty and fraud charges stemming from the deaths in June of 21 dogs at their kennel while they were on a trip to Florida, prosecutors said on W…
California approves new uniform rules for seawater desalination
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California water regulators on Wednesday adopted a new uniform permitting process for seawater desalination projects expected to expand in number as the drought-stricken state increasingly turns to the ocean to supplement…
Texas grand jury convenes on officer’s fatal shooting of Mexican man
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury began proceedings on Wednesday over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican national in February, another in a series of cases that raised questions about racial bias in U.S. policing.
Colorado cinema gunman’s professors recall quiet, awkward student
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Lawyers in Colorado’s movie massacre trial painted dueling portraits of gunman James Holmes’ sanity on Wednesday as they quizzed his former neuroscience professors on his work, attitude and behavior in class.
Boston bomber volunteered as family fell apart, jurors told
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers seeking to spare convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty called witnesses on Wednesday who described his volunteer work with disabled children, his respect for his older brother, and his father’s ment…
