Lava flow from Hawaii volcano just 70 yards from nearest residence
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano that has been creeping toward inhabited areas of Hawaii’s Big Island for months is now just 70 yards (meters) from the nearest residential property, authorities said on Monday.
Grandfather kills daughter, granddaughter and self in Seattle
(Reuters) – A grandfather shot dead his daughter, granddaughter and then turned the gun on himself on Monday in a Seattle home, authorities said.
California man convicted of murders of Chinese USC graduate students
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles man was convicted on Monday for shooting dead two University of Southern California graduate students from China during a botched robbery attempt in 2012, prosecutors said.
Father of man who killed sons arrested in Washington state for child pornography
(Reuters) – The father of a man who killed himself and his two young sons in a fiery explosion in 2012 was arrested in Washington state on Monday on a child pornography charge, authorities said.
CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal health officials on Monday revamped guidelines for doctors and nurses returning home to the United States from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, stopping well short of controversial mandatory quarantines be…
Mentally challenged Michigan man, 19, found locked in cage
(Reuters) – Two people have been charged with unlawful imprisonment after a 19-year-old mentally challenged Michigan man was found locked in a cage in a rural Michigan home, authorities said on Monday.
Washington state school gunman texted victims to meet at cafeteria: official
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school student who fatally shot two 14-year-old girls and wounded three more classmates last week before taking his own life had sent text messages to the victims to meet at lunch before the shooting, an offi…
U.S. CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal health officials on Monday revamped guidelines for doctors and nurses returning home to the United States from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, stopping well short of controversial mandatory quarantines be…
Detroit trial ends, judge to rule Nov. 7 on bankruptcy plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit on Monday wrapped up its historic bankruptcy case, which began with contentious opposition from creditors and ended with eleventh-hour deals enabling the city to shed $7 billion of its $18 billion of debt and obligations.
Lava flow from Hawaii volcano just 100 yards from nearest residence
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano that has been creeping toward inhabited areas of Hawaii’s Big Island for months is now just 100 yards (meters) from the nearest residential property, authorities said on Monday.
