End of Marathon Galveston Bay strike uncertain ahead of vote
LAMARQUE, Texas (Reuters) – Acceptance of a new contract proposal to end a three-and-a-half- month strike by workers at Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay, Texas, Refinery was uncertain on Sunday, one day ahead of a vote on the offered pact, worke…
Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs
(Reuters) – Nine people were killed on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, resulting in gunfire and a full-blown battle in the parking lot, police said.
Amtrak engineer made no report of object hitting windshield before crash: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal investigators have found no record that the engineer of the Amtrak commuter train that crashed in Philadelphia last week reported an object hit his locomotive in the minutes before it derailed, a U.S. official said o…
Central U.S. hit by floods after tornadoes
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Thunderstorms and floods battered several central U.S. states on Sunday after a tornado series hit large parts of the area a day earlier, cutting power lines and damaging structures.
Rapper Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens fatally shot in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York rapper Lionel Pickens, who goes by the name “Chinx”, was shot and killed on Sunday while driving through the city’s borough of Queens, police said.
Notre Dame senior dies after falling from roof a day before graduation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 21-year-old graduating senior at the University of Notre Dame died early on Saturday after falling from the roof of the school’s sports arena in South Bend, Indiana, the university said.
Taiwanese student gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
(Reuters) – A Taiwanese exchange student visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming with her host family was gored by a bison while turning to have her picture taken, the National Park Service said Saturday.
Four family members killed in Texas plane crash
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Four members of a Texas family were killed on Saturday when their small plane crashed north of San Antonio, officials said on Sunday.
Octogenarian cobbler rescues the soles of Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Arturo Azinian plucked a pair of Chanel pumps from a box full of shoes, unfazed by the leather peeling off the interlocking Cs on the toes or the tarnished metallic heels.
Tornadoes touch down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma
(Reuters) – Several tornadoes touched down in northwest Texas and western Oklahoma Saturday evening, part of an night of severe weather predicted for a swath of the U.S. ranging from Oklahoma to Nebraska, the National Weather Service said.
