Wildfires menace southern California, thousands evacuated
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Wildfires were raging in southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation advisories.
DJ Casey Kasem found in Washington state: family spokesman
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Casey Kasem, the ailing U.S. radio personality and voice of Shaggy on the “Scooby-Doo” cartoons, has been located in the U.S. state of Washington after his daughter told a court his whereabouts were unknown to her.
Retired Chicago official charged with graft over red light cameras
(Reuters) – A retired Chicago official who once ran the city’s red light camera program was charged with graft on Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes in return for contracts worth $124 million for cameras used to catch motorists running stop lights…
Mexican immigrant seeks refuge from deportation in Arizona church
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant who has lived illegally in the United States for more than a decade has taken refuge in an Arizona church after he was ordered deported, in a high-profile and highly personal challenge to U.S. immigration…
Remains of missing Fort Bragg medic found; suspect arrested
Fayetteville, North Carolina (Reuters) – The remains of former U.S. Army combat medic, Kelli Bordeaux, were found Wednesday morning in a wooded area about four miles from the North Carolina bar where she was last seen alive more than two years ago.
Arkansas top court leaves in place decision allowing gay marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a lower court ruling that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that the state’s petition was prematurely filed.
Hawaii scuba diver says breathing apparatus ripped off in rare attack
(Reuters) – Hawaii officials are investigating a potentially deadly underwater attack on a scuba diver who reported that another diver ripped off her breathing apparatus at a depth of 50 feet, in a rare incident caught on video.
California duo gets jail time for baggage theft after Asiana crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A United Airlines customer service representative and his wife were sentenced to jail time for stealing unclaimed luggage from a flight that was diverted after the fatal crash of an Asiana Airlines plane last year, prosecutors…
U.S. health officials urge use of HIV pill for at-risk individuals
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday issued new recommendations urging healthcare workers to consider offering an HIV prevention pill to healthy individuals who are at substantial risk for HIV infection.
Remains of missing Fort Bragg medic found; suspect arrested
Fayetteville, North Carolina (Reuters) – The remains of former U.S. Army combat medic, Kelli Bordeaux, were found Wednesday morning in a wooded area about four miles from the North Carolina bar where she was last seen alive more than two years ago.
