Supreme Court denies petition to hear Los Angeles stormwater case
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a ruling that found Los Angeles County liable for pollution runoff into Southern California rivers after big rain storms, in a decision hailed by environmentalists who brought the case.
Former U.S. deputy nuclear commander reprimanded in gambling probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. admiral who was fired last year as deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the military’s nuclear arsenal, has been reprimanded and required to forfeit $4,000 in pay after a gambling probe, the Pentagon …
FAA says air traffic computer was overwhelmed by U-2 spy plane
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An air traffic control glitch that caused hundreds of flight cancellations or delays across Southern California last week was triggered by a computer misinterpreting the flight path of a U-2 spy plane, the Federal Aviation Admin…
One U.S. soldier killed, three injured in N.M. helicopter crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One U.S. Army soldier was killed and three others injured when a military helicopter with four people on board crashed over the weekend during a high altitude mountain training exercise near Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, milit…
Nine hurt as closed steel plant in Baltimore collapses
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – The roof of a five-story mill building undergoing demolition at the former Bethlehem Steel plant near Baltimore collapsed on Monday, injuring nine workers, officials said.
Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A chemical leak at Intel Corp’s manufacturing complex in Arizona has been contained and two workers were taken to hospital for observation, a spokesman for the chipmaker said on Monday.
More than 1,000 people flee deadly Oklahoma wildfire
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in central Oklahoma because of a wildfire that has killed one person and threatened scores of buildings in its path, officials said on Monday.
Second shooting in 24 hours at Georgia college, one injured
ATLANTA (Reuters) – One student was wounded on Monday in a shooting at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, less than 24 hours after school officials said a gun was fired in a dormitory.
Texas judge under fire for 45-day jail term for rape conviction
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas prosecutors have called for a harsher penalty for a young Texas man who admitted to raping a 14-year-old girl and was sentenced last week by a judge to 45 days in jail and five years of probation.
One wounded in Ohio hospital shooting, suspect in custody
(Reuters) – An employee at an Ohio medical center that serves U.S. veterans in Dayton was shot in the leg on Monday in a struggle with a former staff member in a basement break room, prompting a temporary lockdown, authorities said.
