Oil trains, born of U.S. energy boom, face test in new safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This July 18 2014 story was corrected to show that the Greenbrier executive estimate of tank car capacity to 30,300 gallons, not 33,000 gallons. Also corrects impact of new tank car design weight in paragraph 23.)
Four emergency workers barred from 911 duty in NYC arrest death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four emergency responders have been put on modified duty while authorities investigate their response to a man, suspected of selling untaxed cigarettes, who died after New York police put him in a chokehold, a fire department offic…
Florida teen recovering from beating in Israel-Palestinian conflict
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Despite the red scars on his wrists, a souvenir from a summer vacation to see Palestinian relatives that became a nightmare, Tariq Khdeir felt lucky on Sunday as he described his apparent beating by Israeli police earlier this mo…
Crews make progress in calming massive Washington state wildfire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A massive wildfire raging east of Washington state’s Cascade Mountains showed some sign of calming Sunday, with fire crews saying they had slowed the expansion of a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed about 100 homes and displaced hun…
Four emergency workers barred from 911 duty in NYC arrest death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four emergency responders have been put on modified duty while authorities investigate their response to a man who died after New York police put him in a chokehold on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes, a fire department offi…
RJ Reynolds’ $23-billion punitive damage award unlikely to stand: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decision by a Florida jury to impose punitive damages of $23.6 billion against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company on Friday is likely to be rejected on appeal or the award reduced substantially, lawyers with expertise in jury awards sai…
Illinois legalizes medical marijuana for children with seizures
(Reuters) – Illinois children and adults with epilepsy will soon be allowed to use marijuana to ease their symptoms under a law signed on Sunday by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, the latest in a series of measures loosening restrictions on cannabis by …
In violent weekend, at least 40 people shot in Chicago
(Reuters) – An 11-year-girl was shot and killed during a slumber party as violence struck Chicago over the weekend, local media outlets reported on Sunday.
Florida boy, 4, mauled to death by pit bulls, officials say
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A 4-year-old Florida boy was mauled to death by two pit bulls at his uncle’s home, said authorities on Sunday, who suggested the child may have let the dogs out of their cage to play with them.
Forty-five years after Apollo landing, U.S. debates next lunar step
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Forty-five years after the first Apollo lunar landing, the United States remains divided about the moon’s role in future human space exploration.
