Tiny Alaska fishing village at center of political fight over road
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A remote fishing village in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain that is inaccessible by land has become the site of a high profile fight pitting the U.S. Interior Secretary against community leaders, state lawmakers and members o…
Hawaii stops defending law banning same-sex marriage
(Reuters) – Hawaii will no longer defend a law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman, five months after the state legalized same-sex marriage, state officials said on Monday.
California school district condemned over ‘Holocaust debate’ assignment
(Reuters) – A California school district drew condemnation from Jewish rights groups over a writing assignment asking eighth graders to argue whether the Holocaust happened.
U.S. sees Ukraine link in Russian flights near California, Guam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has increased its air activity over the Pacific Ocean since the start of the Ukraine crisis, including flights near the California coast and the U.S. Pacific island of Guam, the head of U.S. air forces in the Pacific said …
Camera-toting drones banned from two U.S. national parks
(Reuters) – Two U.S. national parks have banned remote-controlled miniature aircraft from their airspace, saying the camera-toting drones can frighten wildlife and even disturb the nesting habits of birds.
Oklahoma governor says ‘no blood on hands’ from botched execution
OKLAHOMA CITY (REUTERS) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on Monday her state had “lawfully carried out a sentence of death” in a botched execution that has been widely criticized as cruel and inhumane.
Farmer’s body recovered from Illinois grain bin: media
(Reuters) – An Illinois farmer who disappeared while working to unclog a grain bin on Monday afternoon was found dead inside, according to local media.
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…
