California governor declares state of emergency after oil spill
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday for Santa Barbara County where crews are working to clean up the largest oil spill to hit the local coastline in nearly two decades.
About 120 guns found at scene of deadly Texas gang fight
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – About 120 guns and 160 knives were recovered from the scene of a deadly Sunday battle between rival motorcycle gangs in the Texas city of Waco that left nine people dead, police said on Wednesday as they sharply dropped their …
Bay Bridge to ‘function as designed’ despite broken rod -officials
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One of the several hundred high-strength steel rods anchoring the tower of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge’s new eastern span has broken, state officials said on Wednesday.
NYC’s One World Observatory offers panoramic views, painful memories
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s One World Trade Center on Wednesday treated invited guests to a sneak peek at the panoramic views from the observation deck atop the newly opened tower, which rises nearly a quarter of a mile (400 meters) above the stree…
About 120 guns found at scene of deadly Texas gang fight
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – About 120 guns and 160 knives were recovered from the scene of a deadly Sunday battle between rival motorcycle gangs in the Texas city of Waco that left nine people dead, police said on Wednesday as they sharply dropped their …
California Medical Association drops opposition to doctor-assisted suicide
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Medical Association on Wednesday dropped its three-decade opposition to physician-assisted suicide, possibly paving the way for already-introduced legislation that would make the practice legal for terminally ill …
DEA announces four-state crackdown on illegal pill distribution
(Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday announced the results of a four-state crackdown aimed at stopping illegal distribution of addictive prescription medicines, such as opioid painkillers, that yielded 280 arrests.
Bin Laden fixated on attacking U.S. interests: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause, according to documents the United States says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan and release…
McDonald’s, other fast-food workers, protest ahead of annual meeting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of McDonald’s workers seeking a minimum wage of $15 per hour swarmed the fast-food giant’s headquarters for the first of two days of protests to coincide with the fast-food chain’s annual meeting on Thursday.
Former DEA agent, employee charged with secretly running strip club
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities announced charges on Wednesday against a former Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor and a technology specialist at the agency for failing to disclose their ownership stake in a New Jersey strip club.
