Major storm knocks out power, disrupts flights in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Pacific storm pummeled drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting flights, washing out roads and prompting school …
California father of missing family arrested after standoff
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Los Angeles area father sought by police in the disappearance of his wife and four sons was arrested on Thursday after a tense standoff with police on a freeway overpass east of San Diego, and his sons were safely rescued, police said.
Some Atlantic City, N.J., casino tax liens fail to draw bidders
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – Tax collectors in Atlantic City, New Jersey, garnered bids for less than half of the tax liens on bankrupt casinos they had hoped to auction on Thursday, another blow to the city’s already weak coffers.
Ten states, District of Columbia allow minors to buy e-cigarettes: CDC
ATLANTA (Reuters) – More than 16 million children in 10 states and the District of Columbia have legal access to electronic cigarettes, according to a federal study released on Thursday.
Texas woman arrested on suspicion of shooting dead two family members
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder on suspicion of shooting dead two family members in their home in a city west of Dallas, said on Thursday.
Pentagon opts to upgrade current LCS ship design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday ordered the Navy to build a number of new small surface warships based on an upgraded design of existing coastal warships built by Lockheed Martin Corp and Australia’s Austal, skippi…
More looting, one arrest as Bay Area protests dwindle
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Police in Oakland, California, said demonstrators broke windows and looted stores and that there was one arrest for assaulting an officer in the latest U.S. protest over police violence.
Google to donate $2 million to San Francisco homeless groups
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc, which has been criticized for exacerbating income inequality in San Francisco, on Thursday said it will donate $2 million to help the city’s large homeless population.
Oil and gas tax declines hurt Alaska, North Dakota revenues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Declines in oil and gas severance taxes contributed to large drops in overall revenues for Alaska and North Dakota in the third quarter, a public policy research group reported on Thursday.
Arizona asks U.S. top court to OK immigrant driver’s licenses policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow the state to enforce a policy that denies driver’s licenses to recently legalized young immigrants, in a case that affects about 20,000 state residents…
