Deputy missing in Texas after patrol car swept away in heavy rain
(Reuters) – Rescue workers were searching on Thursday for a sheriff’s deputy whose patrol car was washed downstream at a low water crossing during heavy rains in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
All county sheriffs in Colorado halt federal immigration holds: ACLU
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s 64 sheriffs will no longer honor federal government requests to hold suspected illegal immigrants beyond their release date on the charges they were arrested for, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Thursday.
Seattle set to change name of Columbus Day holiday
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle, named after a Native American tribal chief, is poised to become the next major U.S city after Minneapolis to officially change the name of a federal holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus’ 15th century arrival in the …
Suspect in Pennsylvania police ambush put on FBI wanted list
CANADENSIS Pa. (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday added the name of the suspect in last week’s ambush of two Pennsylvania troopers to its list of the 10 most wanted fugitives, almost a week after a manhunt began for the person who killed one officer and w…
Washington D.C. voters back legal pot by 2-1 margin: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – District of Columbia voters back legalized marijuana by a nearly two-to-one margin less than seven weeks before a referendum on the issue, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Detroit art museum will sue if city’s bankruptcy plan not approved
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Detroit Institute of Arts is prepared to sue to prevent the sale of its collection if Detroit’s plan for exiting bankruptcy is not approved, the museum’s chief operating officer told U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Thursday.
Boarding kennel operators in Arizona sued over 21 dog deaths
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A group of dog owners filed a negligence lawsuit on Thursday against the proprietors of a suburban Phoenix boarding kennel who police said left 21 dogs to die of suffocation and overheating while they took a trip to Florida.
Obama to tout U.S. climate plan at U.N. summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will highlight strides the United States has made on climate change when he addresses a major U.N. climate summit next week, senior administration officials said on Thursday.
Man killed after falling into wood chipper in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A landscape gardener was decapitated after falling into a wood chipper in Arizona on Thursday and a police spokesman said no foul play was suspected.
New evacuations ordered as California wildfire doubles in size
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – More residents of Northern California mountain communities were told to leave their homes on Thursday after an out-of-control wildfire doubled in size overnight, scorching more than 100 square miles of drought-parched timber and…
