Lava creeps within mile of Hawaii shopping center
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – A stream of molten lava from an erupting volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island crept to within a mile of the only grocery store and gas station in the village of Pahoa on Wednesday as it neared a highway link with the rest of the isl…
Sea boundary talks between U.S., Mexico, Cuba to take years: Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Joint talks among the United States, Cuba and Mexico to fix the maritime boundaries of the three countries in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to be complex and stretch beyond 2018, a senior Mexican official said on Wednesday.
U.S. shippers cite wide gap in labor talks with West Coast dockworkers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators at 29 U.S. West Coast ports remain far from a deal with union dockworkers after seven months of contract talks, the companies said on Wednesday, again blaming the union for w…
NY unlikely to face lawsuits over fracking ban, experts say
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – When Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on fracking in New York on Wednesday, he predicted “a ton of lawsuits” against the state. But that is unlikely as the end of a drilling boom has left the industry in no mood for a figh…
Texas plumber harassed after company truck seen in Syrian war photo
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area plumbing company owner has been getting threatening phone calls after one of his former work trucks turned up in a photograph on a Twitter feed that appears to show a militant group fighting in Syria’s civil war.
Experts tell U.S. court that Oklahoma had deeply flawed execution
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma inmate put to death in a flawed April execution may have died in agonizing pain due to a troubled lethal injection mix, a medical expert on Wednesday told a U.S. court that is hearing arguments on whether to halt …
Washington governor unveils carbon cap-and-trade plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday laid out a plan for a carbon cap-and-trade program aimed at fighting global warming and raising $1 billion a year for state schools and public transportation initiatives, but he will…
New York awards three licenses for upstate casinos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state approved three casino developments worth $1.4 billion on Wednesday that promise to add more than 5,000 jobs to the sluggish upstate economy and generate around $300 million in tax revenues for state coffers.
U.S. charges three in Europe with trying to sell arms to Colombian rebels
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men were arrested in Europe this week on U.S. charges that they conspired to sell military-grade weapons for use against Americans in Colombia, federal prosecutors in New York said on Wednesday.
U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War e…
