New Mexico truck explosion forces evacuation of Navajo community
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A semi-tractor trailer carrying hazardous materials crashed and exploded on a New Mexico highway on Thursday, officials said, forcing authorities to evacuate temporarily hundreds of people from a nearby Navajo Nation reserv…
NYC school workers charged with abusing Korean exchange-students
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of a private school owner and an employee were accused of withholding food and bathroom privileges from underage foreign-exchange students from Korea to discipline them, prosecutors said on Thursday.
University’s plan to limit ‘Ole Miss’ nickname draws rebuke
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The University of Mississippi’s plan to further move past its Confederate ties by renaming campus streets and easing use of the “Ole Miss” nickname has angered some critics, who accuse the school of a wholesale erasure of the …
Head of Chicago gang faction, 34 others arrested for drugs: officials
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The head of a Chicago street gang faction and 34 others were arrested and charged on Thursday with taking part in a high-volume drug business that sold heroin and crack cocaine near a major highway, prosecutors said.
Connecticut teen killed by boat propeller in tubing accident
GREENWICH Conn. (Reuters) – Police on Thursday identified a 16-year-old girl who died after being struck by the propeller of a boat that had been pulling her in a tube in Long Island Sound off Connecticut on Wednesday.
Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will not renew funding for a major research project into Lassa fever, a decision that will, in turn, cut resources for a facility in Sierra Leone that is at the forefront of the current battle against the Ebol…
Potter’s Dumbledore sends letter of comfort to massacre survivor
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A suburban Texas teen who survived the massacre of her entire family found a sliver of joy in her mailbox, a letter of support from Professor Albus Dumbledore, the beloved icon of wisdom and magic from the fictional world of Ha…
NSA, struggling to recruit top talent, turns to Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency is turning to Silicon Valley for topflight talent, but first it has to rebuild trust.
Driver in Times Square tour bus crash had 11 license suspensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A driver in the double-decker tour bus crash in Times Square that injured at least 14 people was barred from his job amid questions about how he was allowed behind the wheel with 11 previous license suspensions, officials said on T…
Woman charged with murdering son 23 years ago in New Jersey
(Reuters) – Florida police have arrested a woman for the 1991 murder of her 5-year-old son, according to prosecutors in New Jersey, where she previously lived.
