Yellowstone National Park rattled by largest earthquake in 34 years
(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park, which sits atop one of the world’s largest super-volcanoes, was struck on Sunday by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the biggest recorded there since February 1980, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
Washington mudslide victims remembered at tearful church services
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Local churches offered prayers on Sunday for dozens of people dead and missing from last week’s devastating mudslide in Washington state and words of solace for grieving families and friends, many of whom are still wa…
Delphi told panel GM approved ignition switches below specifications
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co approved ignition switches for cars that have been linked to 13 deaths, even though the parts did not appear to meet the company’s specifications, officials of Delphi Automotive told U.S. congressional i…
Accused ‘Craigslist killer’ says two potential victims escaped death: paper
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A woman dubbed the so-called Craigslist killer suspect, who is accused of luring a man to his death through the classified ad website, claims two other men responded to her online post but failed to show up to their…
Fans rampage after University of Arizona basketball defeat
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) – Basketball fans went on a rampage, lobbing bottles and firecrackers, outside the University of Arizona after the school’s team narrowly lost to the University of Wisconsin in an NCAA tournament game, police said on Sunday.
Small-town Washington state mayor finds new role after mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Days after a Washington state mudslide left dozens dead and missing, Dan Rankin stood in a high school gymnasium and hugged tight a teenage girl reeling from the loss of her sister.
Iran plans to replace U.N. ambassador in New York
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.
U.S. releases immigrant, says unrelated to daughter’s plea to pope
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant to the United States whose daughter asked Pope Francis for help in stopping her father’s deportation has been released from custody, but U.S. immigration officials said there was no papal intervention.
Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake
(Reuters) – Residents of southern California were rattled by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake Saturday afternoon, the largest of more than 100 aftershocks following Friday’s 5.1 rumbler that caused light scattered damage around the Los Angeles area.
GM recall process will be under congressional microscope
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra faces Congress next week she will have to explain how the top brass at the biggest U.S. automaker can say they knew nothing for more than a decade about a faulty ignition …
