Exclusive: White House mulled, then balked at curbing explosive gas on oil trains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration weighed national standards to control explosive gas in oil trains last year but rejected the move, deciding instead to leave new rules to North Dakota, where much of the fuel originates.
Cardinal Edward Egan, former New York archbishop, dies at 82
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cardinal Edward Egan, a former Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, who won praise for his leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks but was criticized for his handling of a clergy sex abuse scandal, died on Thursday at age 82.
Washington state woman files wrongful death lawsuit over superbug infection
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state woman has filed a lawsuit against a hospital and a leading medical-device manufacturer claiming her husband died from a drug-resistant “superbug” he contracted from a contaminated medical scope, her lawyer said on…
Pride, frustration in Selma 50 years after ‘Bloody Sunday’ march
SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) – Lynda Lowery still bears a scar above her right eye from the beating she took from a policeman’s club 50 years ago on “Bloody Sunday,” when roughly 600 peaceful civil rights activists were attacked crossing the Edmund Pettus Bri…
Two GM workers sue carmaker for not allowing unpaid religious days
DETROIT (Reuters) – Two General Motors Co workers at its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant have sued the No. 1 U.S. automaker and are seeking class-action status, claiming the company violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by denying them unpaid religiou…
Washington sledders ignore police ban, slide down Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of people staged a “sled-in” on Capitol Hill on Thursday during a late-winter snowstorm, ignoring a police ban on sledding on the grounds of the white-domed symbol of U.S. democracy.
Businesses back gay marriage, top U.S. court sets argument date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Big business rallied behind the gay marriage cause on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for April 28 on the contentious social issue that promises to yield one of the justices’ most important rulings of …
Man who fired at U.S. spy agency headquarters heard voices: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland man accused of firing at the National Security Agency headquarters and four other shootings has said he was hearing voices when he opened fire, according to charging documents.
Ride-sharing firm Uber pulling out of San Antonio over regulations
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Ride-sharing firm Uber plans to pull its service in San Antonio as of April 1 after the city council there voted to revise some of the city’s transportation regulations, but not enough for Uber’s liking, the company said on Thur…
Washington state school bus crash injures at least 43 children
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A truck driver who may have been fatigued veered into oncoming traffic on a rural Washington state highway on Thursday, killing a woman driving a car and crashing into a school bus loaded with children, a state trooper said.
