North Carolina’s outer banks to take full force of hurricane Arthur
HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C, (Reuters) – The first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained strength on Thursday as it spun toward the North Carolina coast on the verge of Category 2 status, forcing thousands of vacationers to scrap their July Fourth holiday p…
Errors, staff absences behind $300 mln New York City gaff: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Absent employees, flawed processes, and inadequate systems were among a catalog of problems uncovered at New York City agencies in a new report into why nearly $300 million of city money was erroneously paid out to pensioners earli…
Brooklyn cabbie convicted of plotting Pakistan ‘honor killings’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York cab driver was found guilty on Thursday of conspiring with relatives in Pakistan to commit “honor killings” of family members of a relative he believed helped his daughter escape back to the United States.
Death of Detroit-area soccer referee ruled a homicide
(Reuters) – The death of a soccer referee who was punched by a player during a game over the weekend in a Detroit suburb was ruled a homicide on Thursday, a step that could lead to more severe charges against the man accused of hitting him.
Arthur nearing North Carolina coast: NHC
(Reuters) – The eye of hurricane Arthur was nearing the coast of North Carolina and the core of the system is expected to pass near or over the coast and the outer banks tonight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
Texas governor renews calls for National Guard at U.S.-Mexico border
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry and a key U.S. lawmaker renewed Republican calls on Thursday for National Guard troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to help stem a surge of Central American nationals entering the United States…
Robbers attack PA gun collectors home, leave with 31 guns
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Robbers attacked an elderly gun collector in his western Pennsylvania home and escaped with an arsenal of 31 firearms, at least 14 of which are still missing.
Police investigating two possible hate crimes from San Francisco gay pride weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police are investigating two physical attacks during San Francisco’s gay pride celebration over the weekend as possible hate crimes, an officer said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Motiva Port Arthur refinery reaches throughput milestone – sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The nation’s largest refinery hit a throughput milestone last week, processing 615,000 barrels in one day for the first time since a series of setbacks that followed its $10 billion expansion, sources familiar with operations said.
One dead, three badly hurt in Texas school fireworks explosion
DALLAS (Reuters) – One person was killed and three others severely injured when a truck trailer carrying fireworks for a Fourth of July celebration at a central Texas high school exploded on Thursday as workers prepared the show, a fire official said.
