Lava flows toward Hawaii village, threatens major intersection
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Slow-moving lava from an erupting volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continued to flow toward a small village, advancing about 250 yards on Monday, and threatened to reach a major traffic intersection before year’s end.
Mexican protesters block key U.S. entry points into Mexico
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Mexican demonstrators blocked or slowed traffic near at least four busy entry points along the United States’s southern border on Monday to protest against new Mexican fees and rules on imports of used cars from the United States. 
Man arrested after three die in North Carolina from cocaine use
(Reuters) – North Carolina authorities have arrested a man after three people died and 10 were made sick at the weekend after using cocaine laced with a potent painkiller, police said on Monday.
Portland, Oregon, sues to stop Uber online car service
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Portland sued Uber on Monday to stop the fast-growing ride-hailing service from operating in the Oregon city until it follows local regulations.
Texas pair arrested for suspected Black Friday murder
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two former employees of an American Eagle Outfitters store in Fort Worth, Texas, beat, strangled and set on fire an assistant store manager to steal thousands of dollars of Black Friday sales, according to police documents released o…
U.S. Border Patrol looking to hire more women for Mexican border
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Border Patrol is launching a recruitment effort to hire more women to work along the U.S. border with Mexico, in part because of a rise in the number of women being apprehended, a Border Patrol spokesman said Monday.
Damaged Seattle highway sank up to 1.2 inches since October
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Parts of a double-decker highway along Seattle’s waterfront have sunk up to 1.2 inches since October, possibly due to workers pumping groundwater out of a pit they are digging to salvage a tunnel project, Washington state officials …
Some $500,000 in gems, jewelry taken in Minnesota rest stop heist
(Reuters) – Thieves apparently trailed a van from a jewelry trade show in Illinois for several hours, then smashed the back windows early on Monday at a rest stop in southern Minnesota and made off with about $500,000 of loose diamonds and jewelry, aut…
San Jose State University evacuates classrooms over report of gunman
(Reuters) – San Jose State University in California evacuated a classroom building and adjoining faculty offices on Monday after a student reported overhearing a conversation about a gunman hiding in the building, a university spokeswoman said.
Clemson University fraternity suspended over gang-themed ‘Cripmas’ party
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A Clemson University fraternity has been suspended indefinitely by its national organization after some of its members threw a gangster-themed Christmas party over the weekend seen by many as racially insensitive. The Saturday night off-campus party, dubbed “Clemson Cripmas,” was thrown by the South Carolina school’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which school officials say has no black members.
