Miss America to be crowned on Sunday in stressed Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept 13 (Reuters) – The winner of the 2015 Miss America Pageant will be crowned on Sunday night in Atlantic City, and the wearer’s glittering tiara will stand in contrast to the tarnished fortunes of this New Jersey beach town where yet another casino …
Contractor dies in Chevron pipeline accident off Louisiana coast
(Reuters) – A Chevron contractor was fatally injured and two people suffered minor injuries on Saturday while performing maintenance on a natural gas pipeline off the Louisiana coast, a Chevron spokesman said.
Crews battle out-of-control wildfire as Southern California bakes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters spent a second day on Saturday battling a wildfire burning out of control in a national forest southeast of Los Angeles, as the region baked under triple-digit temperatures that prompted authorities to i…
U.S. Navy calls off search for pilot in Pacific Ocean crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A missing fighter jet pilot was presumed dead on Saturday by U.S. Navy officials, a day after the pilot was involved in a mid-air collision with another jet over the western Pacific Ocean.
Police manhunt underway after trooper shot dead at Pennsylvania barracks
(Reuters) – Police in three states searched on Saturday for a gunman who ambushed two state troopers, killing one of them, in an attack at a law enforcement barracks in Pennsylvania, police said.
Crews battle out-of-control wildfire as Southern California bakes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters spent a second day on Saturday battling a wildfire burning out of control in a national forest southeast of Los Angeles, as the region baked under triple-digit temperatures that prompted authorities to i…
Miss America to be crowned Sunday in stressed Atlantic City, N.J.
Sept 13 (Reuters) – The winner of the 2015 Miss America Pageant will be crowned on Sunday night in Atlantic City, and the wearer’s glittering tiara will stand in contrast to the tarnished fortunes of this New Jersey beach town where yet another casino …
Workers at Lear plant in Indiana go on strike, could affect Ford: Chicago Tribune
(Reuters) – Workers at a Lear Corp plant in Indiana that makes parts for Ford Motor Co went on strike Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Illinois man arrested on Ohio highway after alleged double murder
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – An Illinois man was arrested on Friday on a Ohio highway after he allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found in the back seat of his vehicle, and her son, police said.
Colorado activists want rules on pot edibles implemented fast
DENVER (Reuters) – (This story refiles the Sept. 11 story to correct the spelling of a surname to Carlson, not Carson, in the fifth paragraph)
