Californian voters support water bond two-to-one, poll finds
(Reuters) – A two-to-one majority of California voters support the state’s $7.5 billion water bond that is slated for November’s ballot, according to a new poll.
U.S. mortgage applications fall in latest week: MBA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week as interest rates rose for the first time in four weeks, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Texas to execute man convicted of deadly shooting rampage
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to execute Willie Tyrone Trottie on Wednesday for killing two people during a shooting spree sparked by a breakup with his girlfriend.
‘Armed patriots’: the private citizens out to secure the U.S. border
BROWNSVILLE Texas (Reuters) – With binoculars in hand, an assault rifle slung over his chest and a Glock pistol on his hip, a man named Will scans the banks of the Rio Grande looking for anyone trying to cross from Mexico into Texas.
Esmark to convert Ohio steel mill to serve shale boom
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An idled steel facility in the heartland of the United States is gearing up for a revival as an energy services provider due to surging production from the U.S. shale revolution. 
Utah author says Christian romance novel plagiarized, sullied by sex
(Reuters) – A Utah author has sued another writer for allegedly copying her Christian romance novel, adding “graphic sex scenes,” and then selling the story, court records showed.
Missouri executes man after appeal over lethal drugs fails
(Reuters) – Missouri executed a convicted murderer on Wednesday after a court turned down his attorney’s appeal based on a report that officials had lied over the drugs used in lethal injections.
Founder of Maine elephant refuge trampled to death by elephant
(Reuters) – The founder of a Maine sanctuary for old and injured elephants was trampled to death by one of the elephants under his care, the company, Hope Elephants, and local media said on Tuesday.
Cougar that injured boy in California tracked for third day
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Game wardens and hounds combed steep, wooded canyons and ravines for a third day near California’s Silicon Valley on Tuesday, searching for a mountain lion that injured a 6-year-old boy, but the cat has so far evaded trackers, w…
Republican Scott Brown wins New Hampshire U.S. Senate primary
CONCORD N.H. (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown won the nod from New Hampshire Republican voters on Tuesday to take on Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in November, in a race his party sees as a chance to gain control of the S…
