Death toll in Washington state mudslide rises to 41
(Reuters) – The death toll from a mudslide in Washington state last month rose to 41 on Monday after search teams pulled two more bodies from the mud and rubble, county officials said.
Alaska pot legalization vote pushed back to November
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A ballot initiative that could make Alaska the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana will go before voters in a general election in November rather than in August as previously scheduled, officials said on Monda…
Tunnel delays latest blow to downtown Seattle revitalization
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A damaged drilling machine built to bore an expressway tunnel beneath Seattle will be out of commission months longer than initially thought, officials said on Monday, marking the latest blow to a key component of a majo…
Lawyer appointed for Utah mother accused of killing six newborns
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah mother accused of killing six of her newborn babies over the course of a decade made her first appearance in court on Monday and was appointed a public defender after telling the judge she has not earned an income in t…
PG&E pleads not guilty to federal charges in deadly California blast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Pacific Gas and Electric Co pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges stemming from a natural gas pipeline explosion in California that killed eight people and injured 58 others in 2010, according to court filings.
Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon, first U.S. victor in decades
By Scott Malone, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richard Valdmanis
Jurors hear cleric’s praise for September 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a video of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri shown to jurors at his trial on Monday, he did not hesitate when a television interviewer asked him about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed nearl…
Oklahoma inmates win stay of execution over secret lethal drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two Oklahoma inmates, including one scheduled for execution on Tuesday, won stays of executions on Monday when the state’s highest court ruled the inmates have a right to challenge the secrecy over the drugs the state intends …
Ambulance response probed in NY City fire that killed two children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City fire department said on Monday it was investigating why it may have taken paramedics over 20 minutes to arrive at a house fire where two young children died over the weekend.
First U.S. drone research center will focus on soil studies: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first of six U.S. test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research will start flight operations during the week of May 5, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday.
