Water deal could force another delay in Detroit bankruptcy trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge could once again push back the start date for the trial on Detroit’s exit from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history after some creditors said on Tuesday a possible settlement is snarling key components of the res…
Sinkhole swallows car in western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A woman was hospitalized on Tuesday after her car fell into a sinkhole that opened up in a Pittsburgh-area parking lot, officials said.
Amid drought, California Democrats seek Republican votes on water plan
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Democrats scrambled on Tuesday to win Republican support for a plan to improve water supplies that has been mired in regional and party politics for a year, even as the state suffers from a three-year drought th…
Idaho reports alarming rise in whooping cough cases
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho health officials on Tuesday urged vaccination to combat what they said was an alarming rise this year in the number of cases of whooping cough, which has killed an infant and afflicted 240 other state residents since Janu…
U.S. can keep court orders, phone companies secret in NSA spy case
(Reuters) – The U.S. government need not turn over a secret surveillance court’s orders or the names of phone companies helping it collect call records, because it might reveal methods needed to protect national security, a federal judge decided on Mon…
New York man accused of online death threats against Obama, Cuomo
(Reuters) – An upstate New York man was accused on Tuesday of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and other political leaders just days after he was arraigned on charges that he had made previous online death threats against them, authorities sa…
Pipeline explodes in Rusk County, Texas: website
(Reuters) – A 12-inch pipeline exploded in Rusk County, Texas, on Tuesday, news website KSLA.com said.
Gunman hunted in New Mexico looks to have killed himself: police
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police in Albuquerque say a man who was being hunted on suspicion of shooting to death one woman and injuring three others was found dead on Tuesday, apparently after taking his own life with a handgun.
Obama signs disaster declaration for wildfire-scorched Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved federal disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Washington state, as the U.S. West Coast struggles with a near-record fire season that experts say will likely worsen in the coming weeks.
White House loosens restrictions on lobbyists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is loosening restrictions on lobbyists who want to serve on federal advisory boards, a White House official said on Tuesday, a setback to the president’s efforts to tamp down special interest influence in W…
