Magma rising in Washington state’s Mount St. Helens volcano: USGS
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Magma levels are slowly rebuilding inside Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980 and killed 57 people, although there was no sign of an impending eruption, U.S. scientists said.
Bin Laden associate’s lawyer admits U.S. tax charges, stays on case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A convicted associate of Osama bin Laden refused to jettison his lawyer on Thursday just minutes after the lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court to tax avoidance crimes.
Two inmates dead in suspected gas explosion at Florida jail
(Reuters) – An apparent gas explosion demolished a part of a jail in northwest Florida, killing two inmates and injuring some 150 people, officials said on Thursday.
Iowa bill would allow form of marijuana for epilepsy treatment
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize possession of a liquid, non-intoxicating form of marijuana as a treatment for severe epilepsy, sending it to Governor Terry Branstad.
Flood warnings in place after record rains soak eastern U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flood warnings were posted across the eastern United States on Thursday after a powerful storm system unleashed record amounts of rain from New England to Florida.
NFL’s Ray Rice pleads not guilty in assault case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League’s Ray Rice, a Pro Bowl running back with the Baltimore Ravens, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge of assaulting his fiancée at a New Jersey casino.
New York teachers get retroactive pay deal with city: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio could announce a deal as early as Thursday to settle a years-old labor dispute with city teachers who have been seeking retroactive pay worth up to $3.5 billion, according to a report in the New York T…
GM recalls 2013 Cadillac SRX on lagging acceleration issue
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling about 56,400 model year 2013 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles because of possible delays in acceleration linked to a computer program that controls the transmission, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.
Takeoffs resume at Southern California airports after glitch halts flights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Takeoffs at several southern California airports, including Los Angeles International Airport, were halted for up to two hours on Wednesday after computer problems led a federal air traffic control facility to issue a “ground st…
KKK neighborhood watch proposal makes Pennsylvania townsfolk uneasy
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – When a Missouri-based Ku Klux Klan affiliate dropped leaflets on residents’ lawns in a southern Pennsylvania township to announce the start of a neighborhood watch, the idea of a hate group patrolling their neighbor…
