Wreckage of crashed U.S. Army chopper being pulled from Florida bay
(Reuters) – A salvage crew including divers worked on Friday to extract the wreckage of a U.S. Army helicopter from the waters off the Florida Panhandle at a depth of about 25 feet (7.6 meters) three days after a crash during a training exercise killed…
Idaho lawmakers approve limits on indoor tanning by teens
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho lawmakers have passed a bill banning indoor tanning for children under 13 and requiring parental consent for those aged 14 to 18 to address the state’s rising skin cancer rate.
U.S. healthcare worker with Ebola in ‘serious’ condition, NIH says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola while in Sierra Leone was in serious condition at a Maryland hospital, and a second American who may have been exposed to that patient was being flown back to the United Stat…
New York woman pleads guilty in fatal subway train push
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 33-year-old New York City woman pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree manslaughter for fatally pushing a man into the path of an oncoming subway train, prosecutors said.
Washington state governor declares drought emergency
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Washington state Governor Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across three regions including key agricultural hubs of the U.S. Northwest State on Friday, citing near record low snowpack levels ahead of the spring runoff.
Washington raft company reconsiders tour past mudslide devastation
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state river rafting company offering to take customers floating past the site of a mudslide where 43 people died last year said it might cancel the tour after an outpouring of anger from victims’ families.
Wisconsin man shot by officer had head, torso, arm wounds: official
(Reuters) – An unarmed 19-year-old man who was shot dead a week ago by a Madison, Wisconsin, police officer had wounds to the head, torso and right arm, a county medical examiner said on Friday.
Two killed, one critically wounded in Cleveland shootings: police
(Reuters) – Cleveland police are investigating a triple shooting on Friday in which two men died – one by suicide – and a third man was critically wounded.
Woman in Silicon Valley bias suit faces tough jury questions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner who has sued the venture firm for gender discrimination faced tough questions on Friday from jurors about her communication skills, a decision to have an affair with a fellow partner, and other issues.
‘Formula E’ electric car race creates a quiet buzz in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) – The streets snaking through downtown Miami’s high rises will be buzzing this Saturday as commuters make way for dart-shaped racing cars zooming by at breakneck speeds – and little noise.
