Firefighters in California gain ground against Yosemite blaze
GROVELAND Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters gained ground on Tuesday against a blaze burning on the western edge of Yosemite National Park and an adjacent national forest, where flames have forced the evacuation of several dozen homes and the closure of …
Maryland man leaves hospital after bout with flesh-eating bacteria
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland man who nearly lost a leg and his life to a flesh-eating bacterial infection he contracted in Chesapeake Bay, has been released from hospital, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
U.S. Oak Ridge lab to southern employees: ‘Y’all talk just fine’
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Hey y’all, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee said on Tuesday it will not try to get Southerners on its staff to disguise their distinctive drawls.
Minnesota ex-Governor Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura was awarded more than $1.8 million in damages on Tuesday after a federal jury found he had been defamed in a book by an ex-Navy SEAL who claimed the two were in a bar fight.
Phoenix Suns player arrested for super extreme DUI in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Phoenix Suns basketball player has been arrested on suspicion of super extreme DUI in Arizona after attempting to drive home after a night out, authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. marshals released from hospital following New York shootout
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two U.S. marshals wounded in a shootout in New York’s upscale Greenwich Village neighborhood were released from the hospital on Tuesday, while a police detective remained hospitalized in stable condition, officials said.
Four California teens charged in murder of China graduate student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four teenagers were charged with capital murder on Tuesday in the beating death of a graduate student from China not far from the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles, prosecutors said.
Guards at New York City jail accused of drug trafficking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three guards at New York City’s Rikers Island Correctional Facility have been indicted on charges of smuggling drugs into the city’s largest jail complex and selling contraband to inmates, authorities said on Tuesday.
Guards at New York City jail accused of drug trafficking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three guards at New York City’s Rikers Island Correctional Facility have been indicted on charges of smuggling drugs into the city’s largest jail complex and selling contraband to inmates, authorities said on Tuesday.
Baltimore poised to impose strict new youth curfew
(Reuters) – Baltimore, faced with high crime rates, is set to impose one of the strictest U.S. curfews for young people, with the mayor facing residents on Tuesday to explain the new rules.
