One arrested, 100,000 plants seized in Texas marijuana bust
HOUSTON (Reuters) – One person has been arrested and more than 100,000 marijuana plants were being eradicated from a sprawling operation in one of the largest pot farming cases in Texas history, police said on Wednesday.
New York police officer released from hospital following shootout
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York police detective wounded in a shootout on Monday in Greenwich Village was released from the hospital on Wednesday, one day after two U.S. marshals injured in the same incident were also released, a police spokesman said….
U.S. relief worker ‘fighting through’ Ebola virus: son
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An American aid worker infected with Ebola while responding to the outbreak of the deadly virus in Liberia and neighboring African countries is “fighting through it,” her son said on Wednesday.
Firefighters battle six-alarm Boston blaze
BOSTON (Reuters) – Six companies of Boston firefighters on Wednesday battled a large blaze that engulfed multiple buildings in the city’s residential eastern section, fire officials said.
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.
