BNSF train carrying North Dakota oil derails in Seattle
(Reuters) – A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train carrying crude oil derailed as it left a railyard in north Seattle on Thursday, but there were no reports of a spill or injuries, BNSF said in a statement.
Storm kills three, injures 20 at Virginia campground
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A likely tornado tore through an eastern Virginia campground on Thursday, killing up to three people and injuring as many as 20 as it overturned vehicles and downed trees, officials said.
NY woman accused of murder after neighbor’s dismembered body found
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn woman faces murder charges in the killing of her neighbor whose dismembered body was discovered in New York near sites where other severed human limbs were found this month, police said on Thursday.
Minnesota man asked to leave Southwest flight after critical tweet
(Reuters) – A Minnesota man and his two sons were asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight after the man sent a tweet complaining about being treated rudely by a gate agent.
Alabama man sues, claiming penis amputated instead of circumcised
(Reuters) – An Alabama man who went in to a hospital last month for a circumcision awoke after surgery to find his penis had been amputated, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Man charged with possession of gun believed tied to Boston bombing: lawyer
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors believe a Boston-area man, arrested this week on drug charges, possessed a handgun that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects are thought to have used to kill a university police officer, the man’s lawyer said on T…
Chicago teen charged in murder of 11-year-old girl at pajama party
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago teen was arrested and charged with the murder of an 11-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet at a sleepover last Friday, the state attorney’s office said on Thursday.
U.S. launches $10 billion rural infrastructure fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday launched a $10 billion rural infrastructure fund that it hopes will jump-start investments in a wide range of projects in farm states.
Southern hopes to build more U.S. nuclear power reactors
(Reuters) – Southern Co, one of the biggest U.S. power companies, said it hopes to announce plans by the end of the year to build more nuclear reactors, a spokesman said late Wednesday.
For Californians, higher costs dampen support for clean energy
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – An overwhelming majority of California residents support the state’s mandate for reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, so long as they do not bear the higher costs of cleaner energy themselves, a new public opinio…
