California’s Napa County wildfire sparks evacuations, damage
(Reuters) – A fast-spreading wildfire was sweeping through a remote swath of California’s Napa Valley on Tuesday, forcing evacuations and damaging structures, fire officials and local media said.
Labor talks for U.S. West Coast ports to continue despite end of deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Labor negotiations between operators of West Coast port terminals and the union representing nearly 20,000 dock workers will continue, even though a six-year labor agreement expired on Tuesday, both sides said.
Explosion of propane tank in Philadelphia lunch truck injures 11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An exploding propane tank on a lunch truck sent a ball of fire across a Philadelphia street on Tuesday, critically injuring two people and spreading debris far and wide, police said.
Storms leave power outages, flooding, flight delays in central U.S.
(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were without power on Tuesday after a deadly storm that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and heavy rain to the central United States.
Defense, prosecutors in Colorado theater massacre case trade accusations
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Colorado movie theater massacre case responded on Tuesday to defense charges of foul play by accusing lawyers for gunman James Holmes of seeking to exploit victims’ families to gain a legal advantage.
Design issues may delay California driver’s licenses for undocumented migrants
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California may have to delay its plan to start issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants next year if a conflict between state and federal authorities over the design of the permits is not resolved soon.
Obamacare exchanges see problems with eligiblity data: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Online insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law have struggled to verify whether Americans who applied for government subsidies to purchase health insurance are actually qualified to …
Arizona psychiatry professor says fired over marijuana research
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A University of Arizona researcher hoping to explore whether marijuana can help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder was fired in a move that she said on Tuesday was payback for her high-profile advocacy regarding the work.
Anti-immigration protesters block undocumented migrants in California
MURRIETA Calif. (Reuters) – A group of protesters shouting anti-immigration slogans blocked the arrival of two buses carrying undocumented Central American families to a U.S. Border Patrol station in California on Tuesday after they were flown to San D…
Storms leave power outages, flooding, flight delays in central U.S
(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were without power on Tuesday and trying to clean up damaged homes and clear roads after a deadly storm that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and heavy rain to the central United States.
