U.S. lawmaker urges easing gun rules on bases after Fort Hood shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers should look at arming commanders and easing restrictions for carrying weapons on military posts in the United States in the wake of a deadly shooting at the Fort Hood base in Texas, a prominent congressman said …
Victims of U.S. mudslide are remembered in first funeral services
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – A school custodian killed in Washington state’s mudslide was described as a tough-minded animal lover on Saturday and a popular librarian was memorialized, as mourners gathered in the first of a series of services for …
Navy picks up U.S. family with sick baby from sailboat in Pacific
(Reuters) – Rescuers plucked a seriously ill American baby girl and her family from a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and transferred them to a U.S. Navy frigate that will take them back to California, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
More than 100 arrested as California street party turns violent
(Reuters) – More than 100 people were arrested when an annual spring break party in California turned violent, with police using chemical spray and foam bullets to disperse crowds, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday.
Obama to launch executive actions on equal pay for women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will launch two new executive actions this week aimed at increasing transparency about women’s pay in a continuing effort to ensure women are paid equally to their male counterparts for similar work, the Wh…
GM ignition switch case could lead to criminal charges: Senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors should make restitution to victims’ families and face criminal action if merited for the way it handled defective ignition switches that caused fatal auto accidents, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill said on Sunday.
Book tells how CIA turned ‘Doctor Zhivago’ into propaganda tool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA officials had rave reviews for Boris Pasternak’s classic Russian novel “Doctor Zhivago” – not for its literary merit but as a propaganda weapon in the Cold War, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Second Pennsylvania boy dies after mother blamed for drowning
(Reuters) – A 6-year old boy whose mother has been charged in holding him and his younger brother underwater, drowning his younger brother, has died from his injuries, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said on Sunday.
In tornado-prone Oklahoma, some better prepared than others
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) – The mayor of Moore, Oklahoma, a municipality twice devastated by tornados in the past 15 years, is fixated on garage doors, knowing they are a key to protecting the city from even more damage during this year’s tornado seaso…
Blast at U.S. LNG site casts spotlight on natural gas safety
(Reuters) – An unexplained blast this week at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in rural Washington state, which injured workers, forced an evacuation and raised alarm about a potentially large second explosion, could focus attention on the risk o…
