Record low July temperatures in southern U.S., Alabama at 49 degrees
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Record-breaking low temperatures across the southern United States on Wednesday made July feel more like October, with the mercury dipping to 49 degrees Fahrenheit in Alabama.
Iraqi Kurdish pipeline stopped; tanker in limbo off Texas
ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan’s attempts to export oil independently of Baghdad hit another obstacle on Wednesday, as a Turkish energy official and industry sources said the autonomous region’s pipeline to the Mediterranean has been shut …
Detroit boy killed by stray bullet while sleeping in bed
(Reuters) – An 8-year-old Detroit boy who was sleeping in his bed was struck and killed on Wednesday by a stray bullet fired from outside his home, police said.
Detroit drops post-bankruptcy monitor from exit plan
(Reuters) – Detroit has dropped the idea of having a court-appointed monitor keep an eye on its finances when it exits bankruptcy after determining the move was not needed, a city spokesman said on Wednesday.
Police charge man with raping woman at raucous Massachusetts concert
BOSTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts man with raping a woman at a raucous country music concert south of Boston on Saturday where dozens of people received treatment for alcohol-related medical problems.
PG&E charged with obstruction in San Bruno natgas blast probe
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury for the Northern District of California charged PG&E Corp on Tuesday alleging it obstructed the investigation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into the deadly San Bruno natural gas explosion in 2010.
In Florida governor’s race, Democrat woos crucial black vote
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – As the leading Democratic candidate for Florida governor, Charlie Crist would be expected to draw overwhelming support from the state’s more than 1.6 million registered black voters.
Baltimore poised to impose strict new youth curfew
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – City officials in crime-ridden Baltimore on Tuesday defended plans for one of the toughest U.S. youth curfews against criticism from residents who were skeptical about police enforcement of the new law.
Mortgage applications fall in latest week: MBA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week as refinancing applications dropped, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Water main break, geyser flood UCLA campus, strand motorists
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A major water main ruptured underneath a street near the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, unleashing a 20-foot-tall geyser and millions of gallons of water that flooded part of campus and stranded motorists on n…
