California drought renews thirst for desalination plants
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s 3-year-old drought has thrust seawater desalination into the spotlight as San Diego County, Santa Barbara and other cities push ahead with treatment plants that will soon turn the Pacific Ocean into a source of drin…
Lyondell Houston refinery workers reject offer: union official
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Striking Houston refinery workers on Tuesday rejected Lyondell Basell Industries’ final contract offer to settle a two-and-a-half month work stoppage, said an official of the United Steelworkers union (USW), which represents the hou…
Jury of 19 women, five men picked for Colorado cinema massacre trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Lawyers in Colorado’s cinema massacre case picked a jury of 19 women and five men on Tuesday to hear the long-awaited murder trial of gunman James Holmes, which is due to start this month.
Calpers raises pension plan funding in California by 6 percent
(Reuters) – The largest U.S. public pension fund announced on Tuesday that the state of California and its schools will increase funding of employee pension funds by 6 percent starting July 1.
Florida sheriff’s deputy indicted for lying about inmate beating
(Reuters) – A Florida law-enforcement officer has been indicted on federal charges of using excessive force in beating a handcuffed inmate and lying about it, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Florida doctor indicted on Medicare fraud: U.S. Attorney
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida doctor Salomon Melgen, who has been charged with corruption along with New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, was indicted on Tuesday on Medicare fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Miami said.
U.S. military to exhume remains of unidentified victims of Pearl Harbor attack
(Reuters) – The remains of as many as 388 “unknown” U.S. military members who died when the USS Oklahoma was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be exhumed in Hawaii in an effort to identify them, the Department of Defense said on Tues…
Some protesters arrested in New York march against police violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least a dozen people were arrested on Tuesday when demonstrators angered by fresh cases of U.S. police violence against unarmed black men marched across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, hoping to invigorate a national discussion on t…
Southern California to cut water wholesale deliveries by 15 percent
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California’s water wholesaler voted on Tuesday to cut its deliveries to cities and communities by 15 percent as the state clamps down on water usage amid a devastating four-year drought.
Denver TSA agents targeted ‘attractive’ passengers for pat-downs: authorities
(Reuters) – The Transportation Security Administration has fired two screeners at Denver’s international airport who schemed to conduct pat-down searches on attractive male passengers, officials said on Tuesday.
