Two inmates dead in suspected gas explosion at Florida jail
(Reuters) – An apparent gas explosion demolished a part of a jail in northwest Florida, killing two inmates and injuring some 150 people, officials said on Thursday.
Iowa bill would allow form of marijuana for epilepsy treatment
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize possession of a liquid, non-intoxicating form of marijuana as a treatment for severe epilepsy, sending it to Governor Terry Branstad.
Flood warnings in place after record rains soak eastern U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flood warnings were posted across the eastern United States on Thursday after a powerful storm system unleashed record amounts of rain from New England to Florida.
NFL’s Ray Rice pleads not guilty in assault case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League’s Ray Rice, a Pro Bowl running back with the Baltimore Ravens, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge of assaulting his fiancée at a New Jersey casino.
New York teachers get retroactive pay deal with city: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio could announce a deal as early as Thursday to settle a years-old labor dispute with city teachers who have been seeking retroactive pay worth up to $3.5 billion, according to a report in the New York T…
GM recalls 2013 Cadillac SRX on lagging acceleration issue
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling about 56,400 model year 2013 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles because of possible delays in acceleration linked to a computer program that controls the transmission, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.
Takeoffs resume at Southern California airports after glitch halts flights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Takeoffs at several southern California airports, including Los Angeles International Airport, were halted for up to two hours on Wednesday after computer problems led a federal air traffic control facility to issue a “ground st…
KKK neighborhood watch proposal makes Pennsylvania townsfolk uneasy
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – When a Missouri-based Ku Klux Klan affiliate dropped leaflets on residents’ lawns in a southern Pennsylvania township to announce the start of a neighborhood watch, the idea of a hate group patrolling their neighbor…
Magma rising in Washington state’s Mount St. Helens volcano: USGS
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Magma levels are slowly rebuilding inside Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980 and killed 57 people, although there was no sign of an impending eruption, U.S. scientists said.
Republicans to push anti-Obamacare message in Senate hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans are relishing the chance to use confirmation hearings for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee as U.S. health secretary, to re-energize their election-year attacks on his signature healthcare initi…
