California wine country quake losses seen in the billions
NAPA Calif. (Reuters) – The strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s historic Napa Valley wine country out of their beds in the wee hours on Sunday caused insured property losses likely to run in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but …
U.S. court overturns law limiting biotech crops on Hawaiian island
(Reuters) – A group of global biotech crop companies won a court victory on Monday that blocks enactment of a law passed last year limiting the planting of biotech crops and use of pesticides on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
N.J. teacher, 98, in court to fight 1950 conviction in spy case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than six decades ago, Miriam Moskowitz stood in New York federal court and was convicted of lying to a grand jury investigating a Cold War atomic espionage case.
Arkansas police chief resigns after calling reporter ‘smelly’
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – The chief of the Jonesboro, Arkansas police resigned on Monday, three days after being suspended by the mayor for making derogatory comments on Facebook about a local news reporter he called “smelly” and a backer of marijua…
Pennsylvania school guard ‘hero’ fired for being too old: lawyer
(Reuters) – A 70-year-old security guard, wounded in April while helping subdue a student on a stabbing spree at Pennsylvania high school, was fired with no good reason just before the beginning of the new school year, his lawyer said on Monday.
Alabama couple charged with rape in bid to impregnate girl
(Reuters) – An Alabama couple has been charged with raping a 17-year-old relative multiple times in an unsuccessful attempt to impregnate her so they could keep the baby, prosecutors said Monday.
Oklahoma City police dog recovering from stab wounds, suspect killed
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma City police dog stabbed multiple times is expected to survive wounds it incurred while trying to subdue a suspect who led police on a high-speed car chase and then was shot dead by an officer, police said on Monday…
Shooter at U.S. Army base in Virginia kills herself, sparks lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier armed with a pistol fatally wounded herself after barricading herself in a building at Fort Lee, Virginia, sparking a lockdown of the Army base, officials said.
Pilots’ union, UPS barred from probe of 2013 U.S. crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board told United Parcel Service Inc and its pilots union on Monday that they can no longer take part in the investigation of a 2013 crash that killed two UPS pilots.
Bankruptcy judge approves Detroit water/sewer bond plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – A bankruptcy court judge on Monday approved Detroit’s proposal to repurchase nearly $1.5 billion of existing water and sewer revenue bonds tendered by investors and to refinance the debt to save money.
