One in ten U.S. bridges in urgent need of repair: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 63,000 bridges across the United States are in urgent need of repair, with most of the aging, structurally compromised structures part of the interstate highway system, an analysis of recent federal data has found.
Judge strikes down NY limits on donations to ‘super PACs’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday reluctantly struck down New York’s limits on donations to independent political action committees as unconstitutional, potentially ushering in a new era of “super PACs” in state campaigns.
Two in custody at San Diego-area naval base after alert
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Two people were taken into custody at a San Diego-area naval base on Thursday after a report of a person with a gun prompted a shelter-in-place warning at the facility, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries, officia…
U.S. seeks $700,000 in illegal proceeds traced to ex-South Korea leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has sued in court to recover $700,000 in alleged corruption proceeds traced to former South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan.
Oregon energy plant halts Canada medical waste over fetal tissue concerns
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Commissioners in an Oregon county have temporarily stopped accepting boxed medical waste from British Columbia over fears they may have been burning fetal tissue at a plant that converts waste to energy, officials said on T…
On newly released tape, ‘Squeaky’ Fromme says was outside ‘the system’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A one-time follower of mass murderer Charles Manson who in 1975 tried to assassinate then-President Gerald Ford told a mental health examiner in a decades-old taped interview that an “X” she carved in her forehead was meant to s…
Bird flu on California farm prompts HK, others to bar poultry imports
(Reuters) – An avian-borne virus outbreak on a California quail farm has fueled fears that the disease known as bird flu could spread, prompting investigators to continue their probe and five key export markets to bar imports of poultry from the state….
Italian pleads guilty to marine-hose price-fixing in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former executive of Parker ITR Srl pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to rig bids for marine hose and was sentenced to two years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Briton jailed for 27 years to get new hearing in Miami murder case
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami judge on Thursday ordered a rare hearing to hear new evidence in the 1987 conviction of Krishna Maharaj, a British businessman who was found guilty in a grisly double-homicide at a downtown Miami hotel that his defense team bl…
Fire continues at Wyoming natgas facility, disrupts supply: Williams
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fire is still raging at Williams Companies Inc’s natural gas processing plant in southwestern Wyoming, which exploded on Wednesday afternoon and disrupted regional supplies, the company and local emergency responders said On Thur…
