Philadelphia residents ready spare rooms, couches for papal pilgrims
, (Reuters) – The 1.5 million people expected to pack into Philadelphia this fall for Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States will fill the city’s hotels, motels and Patricia Hughey’s spare rooms.
Arkansas sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by burglary suspect
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed on Friday in rural Johnson County by a burglary suspect, law enforcement officials said.
North America has enough power for peak summer demand: NERC
(Reuters) – North America has enough power supplies to meet expected demand summer when air conditioning causes usage to peak, the group responsible for overseeing the reliability of the region’s electric grid said Friday.
Two Florida students shot, wounded while riding school bus
(Reuters) – Two teenage girls riding on a Florida school bus full of students were shot and wounded on Thursday when a person opened fire at the vehicle, officials said.
Court vacates $85 million award for Oregon National Guardsmen in Iraq health case
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned on Thursday a jury verdict awarding $85 million to 12 Army National Guardsmen who accused defense contractor KBR of failing to protect them from cancer-causing chemicals when t…
California Senate votes to end beliefs waiver for school vaccinations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California parents who do not vaccinate their children would have to home-school them under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate, the latest move in a battle between public health officials and “anti-vaxxers” who fe…
Philadelphia train crash engineer lays low as scrutiny heats up
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia began to emerge on Thursday as the man’s lawyer said his client could not remember the crash, and rescuers pulled an eight…
San Bernardino bankruptcy plan: bondholders hammered while pensions kept whole
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The Southern California city of San Bernardino wants to repay its pension bondholders just a penny on the dollar while paying the state pension fund Calpers in full under its long-awaited bankruptcy exit plan released…
New Navajo president opposes $1 billion Grand Canyon project
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The new leader of the largest Native American tribe in the United States has reaffirmed his opposition to a controversial $1 billion Grand Canyon development project that features an aerial tram, a spokesman for his office said on T…
DuPont Texas plant workers who died lacked protection: OSHA
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four workers died at in a November lethal gas release at a DuPont chemical plant because the company failed to provide proper safety training and policies, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Thursday.
