Fifty injured as Southern California train hits truck
OXNARD, Calif. (Reuters) – A Los Angeles-bound commuter train hit a truck on the tracks near a Southern California railroad crossing before dawn on Tuesday, injuring 50 people, four of them critically.
In surprise result, Chicago’s Mayor Emanuel faces election run-off
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a surprise result that showed the limits of a big-money campaign, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel failed to get more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election, and must face a run-off against second-place finisher Jesus “Chuy”…
Southwest grounds 128 jets after missing mandatory checks
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said it pulled 128 aircraft out of service on Tuesday after it discovered that they were overdue for a required check of the standby hydraulic system that serves as a back up to the planes’ primary systems.
State Department official arrested on suspicion of seeking sex with minor: CNN
(Reuters) – A senior U.S. State Department official was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of soliciting sex from a minor after talking online with a detective posing as the child, officials and media said.
Four Wesleyan students arrested in connection with overdoses
(Reuters) – Four students at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University have been arrested on drug charges in connection with a dozen students who were treated for overdoses of the party drug MDMA, police said on Tuesday.
Missouri man charged with murdering four in mobile home
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – A southwestern Missouri man accused of shooting dead a pregnant woman and two others inside a mobile home early on Friday was charged on Tuesday with four counts of murder.
Wisconsin Senate panel advances right-to-work bill as unions rally
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a proposal to make Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state after hours of public testimony and a rally by a couple of thousand union members opposed to the bill.
Fireball seen in night sky in U.S. West was likely Chinese rocket
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A fireball spotted streaking across the night sky late on Monday in the western United States was almost certainly the body of a rocket used by China in December to launch a satellite, an astronomer said Tuesday.
Oregon police seize Native American relics headed for black market
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon State Police have seized dozens of Native American artifacts, some more than 5,000 years old, that were collected illegally and likely bound for the black market, authorities said on Tuesday.
Senior admiral reiterates U.S. Navy commitment to F-35 warplane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy remains committed to its plans to buy the carrier-based variant of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet and declare it ready for initial combat use by 2018, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michelle Howard …
