Coal mine collapse in West Virginia kills two miners
BECKLEY, West Virginia (Reuters) – The West Virginia coal mine where a collapse this week killed two workers had “chronic compliance issues” and received numerous citations from inspectors last year, federal authorities said on Tuesday.
Federal probe could leave Utah ATV protest riders facing charges
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Federal agents have launched a damage inspection of protected archeological sites in southern Utah where public-lands activists on all-terrain vehicles staged a weekend protest ride challenging the prolonged government closur…
Seattle mayor proposes tax hike to limit cuts to bus service
(Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, looking to push his left-leaning policies despite resistance from more conservative suburban residents, on Tuesday proposed a citywide vote on tax hikes to stave off cuts to bus services.
State leaders in Florida approve plan to add two nuclear reactors
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved plans by the state’s largest electric company to add two nuclear reactors to a plant in the Miami area, despite an outcry by environmentalists a…
Man crashes truck into Maryland TV station building
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – A 29-year old man who said he was God crashed a truck through the glass doors of a Maryland television news station building on Tuesday and barricaded himself inside before being arrested hours later, police and witnesse…
California considers distributing condoms to prisoners
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Condoms could eventually be distributed to California prison inmates under a bill that moved forward in the state Senate on Tuesday, setting the stage for potential pushback from Governor Jerry Brown, who vetoed a sim…
U.S. court says trademarks can’t disparage religious, ethnic groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision to refuse to allow the owners of a website titled “Stop! Islamization of America” to trademark the site’s name, in a case that legal experts think has implications for the long-ru…
Pennsylvania’s Haverford College latest to lose commencement speaker
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, has backed out of a commencement speech at Haverford College over student opposition to actions he took in response to the Occupy movement on the California campus….
Five students injured in shooting near Atlanta area high school
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Five students were shot near an Atlanta area high school on Tuesday afternoon, although none of the injuries was life threatening, police said.
Two U.S. health workers ill after MERS exposure; World Health Organization meets
(Reuters) – Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly v…
