Los Angeles electricity use hits record amid heat wave
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) urged customers to conserve electricity on Tuesday after customers the day before used record amounts of power for air conditioning to obtain relief from a heat wave.
Georgia man sentenced to 20 years in 2013 school shooting
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A man who fired an AK-47 in a suburban Atlanta elementary school in 2013 before a school clerk convinced him to put his gun down and turn himself in pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday.
Connecticut transgender girl flees program after contested incarceration
(Reuters) – A transgender 16-year-old girl whose case stirred protests when she was detained without charges at a Connecticut adult prison, escaped from a private treatment facility on Tuesday, state officials said.
Obama says Africa Ebola epidemic ‘spiraling out of control’
ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is “spiraling out of control” and exhorted the global community to move faster and contribute more help to contain the spread of the deadly disease.
Pennsylvania police identify suspect in deadly trooper ambush
BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday identified Matthew Eric Frein, described as an anti-law enforcement survivalist, as the prime suspect in the ambush of two troopers outside their barracks last week.
California governor OKs bills to regulate groundwater amid drought
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of bills on Tuesday to regulate California’s stressed groundwater supplies amid a drought that is expected to cost the state $2.2 billion in lost crops, jobs and other damages, with no end in…
Minnesota governor says Vikings’ Peterson should be sidelined
(Reuters) – The Minnesota Vikings should sideline running back Adrian Peterson until his child abuse case works its way through the courts, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said on Tuesday, criticizing the team’s decision to reactivate the NFL player.
Ohio offers Amazon tax breaks to build $1.1 billion data center
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – State and local officials in Ohio are courting Amazon.com Inc with tax breaks and other perks to convince the No. 1 U.S. online retailer to build a $1.1 billion data center in central Ohio and create 120 jobs, according to pub…
U.S. consumer watchdog accuses Corinthian Colleges of predatory loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer finance watchdog on Tuesday sued Corinthian Colleges for alleged predatory lending, saying that the for-profit institute lured students into taking out private student loans by touting “bogus” job prospects and …
Wynn Resorts wins license to build casino near Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Tuesday awarded a license to build a casino just outside Boston to Las Vegas developer Wynn Resorts Ltd.
