Washington community grieves growing toll in U.S. mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The grim task of combing through debris from a landslide that sent a wall of mud cascading over dozens of homes on the outskirts of a rural Washington town came to a standstill briefly on Saturday for a moment of sile…
Storm forces evacuation of spectators, delay of Florida car race
(Reuters) – A powerful storm in Florida forced the delay of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix car race and the evacuation of spectators from the grandstands on Saturday, said organizers who were working on a revised schedule of the three-day IndyCar event….
Exclusive: GM crash victims’ families who settled may revisit deals
(Reuters) – Two families who settled with General Motors Co over fatal crashes linked to faulty ignition switches are considering trying to overturn the agreements, after the company disclosed it had known about the issue for years.
California senate suspends three lawmakers in criminal probes
(Reuters) – The California state Senate suspended three Democratic lawmakers on Friday charged with federal criminal cases including Leland Yee, who was arrested this week in an FBI sweep on corruption and gun trafficking charges.
Houston-area man arrested in undercover FBI terrorism sting
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area man suspected of leading an anti-government group appeared in federal court on Friday to face charges of trying to rob an armored car with explosives and plotting to blow up U.S. government buildings.
Louisiana faced with revealing lethal injection details to inmate
(Reuters) – The Louisiana Department of Corrections does not plan to appeal a U.S. Court decision this week that compels it to reveal to inmates on death row the content and maker of drugs used in lethal injections, a prisons official said on Friday.
Wisconsin lawmaker charged with sexual assault
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A state lawmaker in Wisconsin ousted weeks ago as a Republican leader of the Assembly over accusations of sexual harassment was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female aide to a senator in 2011, according to a criminal co…
Mudslide death toll poised to soar despite dearth of details
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The death toll from a catastrophic mudslide in Washington state appeared poised to climb dramatically as rescue teams drenched by steady rains on Friday clawed through thick muck searching for more victims nearly a wee…
Texas screens jurors for trial of man charged with killing prosecutors
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas court on Friday began screening thousands of potential jurors to serve in the October trial of a case that dominated headlines last year, when a man was accused of shooting dead three people, including two prosecutors.
Colorado is advised against creating state aerial firefighting fleet
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado needs to strengthen efforts to combat wildfires to prevent future destructive blazes but need not create its own state-run aerial fleet of water-dropping planes, a firefighting agency recommended on Friday.
