Green groups divided on Hillary Clinton’s oil interest ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s connections to oil and gas interests has created a dilemma for some environmental groups, troubling activists for whom she would be the natural candidate to support for president.
Driver of truck hit by California train to appear in court
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – The driver of a truck that was hit by a California commuter train in a wreck that injured 50 people is set to appear in court on Thursday.
Snow storm leaves over 220,000 without power in U.S. Carolinas
(Reuters) – More than 220,000 homes and businesses remained without power in North Carolina and South Carolina early Thursday due to a winter storm with high winds that brought down trees and power lines.
Florida man accused of throwing daughter from bridge incompetent to stand trial
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man facing murder charges for allegedly throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge currently is incompetent to stand trial, a judge said on Thursday.
Nearly all California voters think water shortage is serious: poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly all California voters believe the state’s water shortage is a serious problem, though they were split on whether environmental protection should be rolled back in response, according to a Field Poll released on Thursday…
Can Reno handle the challenges of its economic successes?
RENO, Nevada – (Reuters) – Mike Kazmierski stood at the podium with good news to report to the 400 local businesspeople who had gathered to hear him speak at Reno’s Atlantis Casino ballroom in January. During 2014, 34 companies had relocated to the area. Nearly 4,200 jobs were created, bringing unemployment down to 6.4 percent, a big drop from 2011’s high of 14.2 percent.
Accused Boston bomber’s lawyers challenge jury-selection process
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber filed on Thursday a last-gasp request to dismiss the charges against their client or delay the start of the trial next week, contending that court officials had violated their own rules …
Google invests $300 million in U.S. residential solar projects
(Reuters) – SolarCity Corp on Thursday said it created a $750 million fund to finance about 25,000 residential solar projects, with Google Inc investing nearly half the funding.
Wisconsin Senate approves right-to-work bill, sends to state Assembly
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – The Wisconsin Senate narrowly approved a “right-to-work” bill on Wednesday that would bar private-sector employees who work under union-negotiated contracts from being required to join their unions or pay them dues.
U.S. deserter needs Iraq war crimes evidence to be refugee: EU court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier who deserted because he thought the Iraq war was illegal could have grounds for seeking asylum in Germany but only if he can show he would have been involved in war crimes, Europe’s highest court said on Thursday.
