Oil-by-rail fight in Washington threatens California gasoline prices
VANCOUVER Washington (Reuters) – California’s chance to keep a lid on some of the nation’s highest gas prices and join in the spoils of a domestic oil production boom is threatened by quickly growing opposition to a rail terminal in Washington state.
Ohio infant attacked and killed by dog
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An autopsy was under way on an Ohio infant who died this weekend after being attacked by a relative’s dog, a coroner’s office said Monday.
Massachusetts mayor in flap with conservatives on gay rights
BOSTON (Reuters) – (This story corrects July 17 story to make clear that article ran on TheBlaze.com but was not authored by Glenn Beck; changes “discrimination” to “orientation” in 2nd paragraph)
In Clippers court case, octogenarian lawyer relishes the ruckus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With the $2-billion sale of pro basketball’s Los Angeles Clippers at stake and the team’s irascible owner refusing to bless the record deal his estranged wife brokered, Bert Fields can hardly keep a smile from his face.
Four dead in Arizona small plane crash
(Reuters) – Four people were killed on Sunday when a small plane crashed in rugged territory near the popular Arizona resort town of Sedona, authorities said.
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.
Crews make progress in calming massive Washington state wildfire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Firefighters made progress on Sunday slowing a massive wildfire in Washington state that has raged unchecked for nearly a week, destroying between 80 and 150 homes and charring a wide swath of wilderness east of the Cascade Mountain…
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…
