Blasts, fire at New Mexico biofuels plant spark brief evacuations
(Reuters) – More than 1,000 residents of a rural New Mexico county were briefly ordered to evacuate on Tuesday following a series of explosions and a major fire at a biofuels plant, county officials said.
Police scan YouTube, Instagram after three killed in South Carolina shooting
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – Police in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are studying videos on YouTube and Instagram and asking people to send any cellphone pictures to help identify gunmen in a weekend shooting that killed three people.
Eliminating blight could cost bankrupt Detroit more than $850 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wiping out the abandoned and decrepit buildings that are the hallmark of bankrupt Detroit could cost nearly $1 billion, and more over time, according to a report released on Tuesday by a special task force appointed by President …
Four bodies found in Southern California home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The bodies of four people were found at a home in suburban Southern California on Tuesday and homicide detectives were called to the scene, law enforcement officials said.
Top court rules for Florida death row inmate over IQ test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a Florida man’s death sentence by finding that the state’s method for assessing whether defendants are mentally disabled violated the U.S. Constitution.
Top court rules for Florida death row inmate over IQ test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a Florida man’s death sentence by finding that the state’s method for assessing whether defendants are mentally disabled violated the U.S. Constitution.
No live broadcast of Jodi Arias sentencing retrial, judge rules
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge has rejected media requests to allow live broadcasts of court proceedings to determine if convicted killer Jodi Arias should receive the death penalty for murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2008, documents showed on Tues…
Central California wildfire burns out of control, threatens 100 homes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park in central California threatened more than 100 homes on Tuesday as it raged out of control in brush left bone dry by severe drought, state fire officials said.
Oregon climber survives fall into toxic Mt. Hood gas crater
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A climber who slipped from near the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood, sliding 800 feet before plunging into a gaping hole that emits toxic volcanic gases, managed to survive the plunge and was in fair condition on Tuesday, officials said. 
Oregon climber survives fall into toxic Mt. Hood gas crater
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A climber who slipped from near the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood, sliding 800 feet before plunging into a gaping hole that emits toxic volcanic gases, managed to survive the plunge and was in fair condition on Tuesday, officials said. 
