More wildfire evacuations feared as winds fan flames in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Crews battling to contain a wildfire burning close to a city in Washington state said stronger winds forecast for Tuesday could push flames into surrounding canyons, and urged people to be ready for more evacuations.
Hurricane, tropical storm seen moving toward Hawaii
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A hurricane and a tropical storm are heading west across the Pacific Ocean toward the tourist haven of Hawaii and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said parts of the islands may need to post watches later on Tuesday.
Boy, suspected kidnapper dead after Colorado hostage standoff
DENVER (Reuters) – Police found a boy and a suspected kidnapper dead inside a house on Tuesday, following an hours-long overnight standoff in a small northern Colorado farming town, authorities said.
Defense asks U.S. judge how Guantanamo prisoner could be executed
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for the Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with masterminding the 2000 USS Cole warship bombing in Yemen sought on Tuesday to find out how their client could be executed in the death penalty case, citing a troubl…
U.S. to close three shelters as flow of migrant children wanes
(Reuters) – Three interim shelters that have housed thousands of unaccompanied children who have come to the United States from Central America will close within weeks due to decreasing numbers of minors making the trip, officials said on Tuesday.
Five-year-old Minnesota ‘mayor’ loses bid for third term
(Reuters) – Robert Tufts lost election for a third term as honorary mayor of an unofficial northern Minnesota town but he took the defeat in stride and is looking forward to kindergarten, his mother said on Tuesday.
Fleas overrun western New York courthouse, force shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A flea infestation forced a courthouse in western New York state to shut its doors for the second straight day on Tuesday, officials said.
Food fight in Kansas primary part of Election Day in four states
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – Kansas voters will get to weigh in Tuesday on a Republican food fight in a congressional primary and decide a close contest between a veteran U.S. senator and a physician who has family ties to President Barack Obama.
U.S. court approves $27.8 million deal for toxic Tennessee spill
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Tennessee has approved a $27.8 million settlement from the Tennessee Valley Authority to more than 800 people affected by a 2008 accident that unleashed a wave of toxic coal sludge, plaintiffs’ lawyers said Tuesday.
Diet supplement is focus of Virginia ex-governor’s corruption trial
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A top Virginia health adviser testified on Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell that she discussed a dietary supplement at the center of the trial with McDonnell’s wife and the supplement…
