California wildfire prompts hundreds of home evacuations
(Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire in southern California that prompted the evacuation of about 500 homes, local officials said.
Summer concerts amp up drug screening after ‘Molly’ deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sniffer dogs, pat-downs and other drug screening measures await concertgoers during this summer music festival season in the wake of 2013 concert deaths linked to the club drug Molly.
JetBlue apologizes after girl, denied toilet, urinates in plane seat
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways on Saturday apologized to a mother who said her child had to urinate in her airplane seat because a flight attendant would not let her use the restroom while the plane sat on the tarmac at a New York airport.
President Obama intervenes to end Philadelphia transit strike
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday intervened to end a transit strike in the greater Philadelphia area, establishing an emergency board to force the two sides to negotiate.
Body identified as young mother missing on New York’s Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman’s body found in a wooded area of New York’s Long Island was identified on Saturday as that of a young mother who was reported missing a week ago, police said.
Houston police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed three
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Police said they are looking for a hit-and-run driver who early on Saturday struck a car in Houston, killing three of its occupants, reported to be teenagers by local media.
New York airport worker injured by fire in Delta plane engine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fire that broke out in the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane that had just landed at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport left one airport worker injured on Friday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Philadelphia-area transit workers strike over new contract
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Transit workers in the greater Philadelphia area began a strike over proposed new contracts early on Saturday, after failing in efforts to reach a deal with the regional transit authority before a midnight deadline, officials s…
Oregon high school shooter’s parents “horrified and distraught”, offer apology
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – The parents of a teenage Oregon gunman accused of opening fire this week at his high school, killing a classmate before taking his own life, said they were “horrified and distraught” by their son’s actions in their first publi…
California sophomore arrested over school shooting threats
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in California arrested a 15-year-old student for threatening to kill a classmate, shoot up their high school and then take his own life, authorities said on Friday.
