U.S. court upholds FERC rules on electric grid planning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday upheld rules from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calling on utilities to take various actions, including increased planning of large transmission projects.
Former Mexican policeman wanted in homicide arrested in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A former Mexican police officer, wanted in his home country for allegedly shooting to death a man nearly 15 years ago with his government-issued AR-15 rifle, has been arrested in Colorado, U.S. immigration officials said on Friday.
Teens busted after sneaking into home of basketball star Ray Allen
MIAMI (Reuters) – Seven teenagers were questioned by south Florida police after sneaking into the house of former Miami Heat basketball star Ray Allen and could face charges after frightening his wife and children, officials say.
Phoenix police say veteran officer shot, killed mentally ill woman
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A mentally ill woman was shot and killed by a Phoenix police sergeant at an apartment complex in the city after she threatened officers with a claw hammer, police officials said on Friday.
Houston woman pleads guilty to threatening to kill Obama
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston woman who goes by the name Teddy Bear Paradise pleaded guilty on Friday to threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama, prosecutors said on Friday.
In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. government scientist working with bird flu rushed through lab procedures in order to get to a staff meeting, setting off what could have been a fatal mishap, health officials said on Friday.
Judge rejects acquittal bids in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected defense motions that former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife be acquitted in their corruption and bribery trial.
U.S. doctor with Ebola hopes to leave Atlanta hospital soon
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The Texas doctor being treated for Ebola said on Friday that he was “recovering in every way” at an Atlanta hospital and hoped to be released soon.
A seminary behind bars seeks to change Texas prison system
ROSHARON Texas (Reuters) – In a solitary confinement unit at a maximum-security prison in Texas, convicted murderer Troup Foster offers spiritual guidance to offenders as a part of a program designed to spark a cultural change in the country’s largest …
Exclusive: Oil-by-rail project for shut California refinery nears approval
(Reuters) – The first new crude-by-rail project at a California refinery is likely to win approval next month after more than a year of scrutiny, the head of the Kern County planning division told Reuters, and it could help reopen the shuttered plant.
