Alaska wildfire scorches more than 100,000 acres, threatens homes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Firefighters in Alaska on Sunday were battling a massive wildfire that was pushing towards hundreds of homes and vacation cabins, with residents urged to be ready for a possible mandatory evacuation, state emergency officials said….
In North American rail towns, some try to stop oil trains
(Reuters) – Albany, New York Sheriff Craig Apple assured a room of concerned citizens that county emergency crews were prepared to handle an oil-train accident involving three or four tank cars.
Gunman kills six in drive-by shooting in California college town
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – A gunman killed six people and wounded seven others in a drive-by shooting in a Southern California college town, spraying bullets from his car until it crashed and he was found dead inside, authorities said on Sat…
Obama pledges to uphold ‘sacred trust’ with U.S. veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the end of a week rocked by allegations of mismanagement and cover-ups at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama used his weekly address on Saturday to vow again to make sure veterans get the necessary medi…
Teen accused of killing Pennsylvania cabbie for taking long route
(Reuters) – A teenager who thought a Pennsylvania taxi driver was taking a long route to charge him extra money has been accused of killing the cabbie, police said.
Republican star Mia Love gets second chance to make political history
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah’s Mia Love, a Republican darling who could become the first conservative black woman elected to U.S. Congress, is getting a second, and likely better, chance to make history after narrowly losing to a popular incumbent D…
California mother charged with stabbing three young daughters to death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California mother was charged on Friday with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of her three daughters – all younger than 3 years of age – at their home in a working-class suburb of Los Angeles, prosecutors said.
Warehouse of chemical company near Atlanta goes up in flames
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Flames engulfed a warehouse outside of Atlanta late on Friday, prompting an evacuation of nearby businesses, but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to other structures, and no injuries were reported, emergency management off…
Donald Sterling hands control of L.A. Clippers to wife: source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, banned from the NBA for racist remarks, has handed controlling interest in his team to his wife, the co-owner, and she is negotiating with the league to sell the club, a source with kn…
Boy Scouts leader Gates won’t press gay adult membership issue
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would not press during his term as Boy Scouts of America president for an end to the group’s ban on gay adult leaders for fear of causing permanent damage to the century old organiza…
