U.S. further delays final decision on Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration further delayed its decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project on Friday, with no conclusion now likely until after the U.S. mid-term elections in November.
Suspect in Kansas City highway shootings faces 18 felony counts
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A man who went on a weeks-long shooting spree on Kansas City, Missouri, highways has been charged with 18 felony counts, including firing into vehicles and striking occupants, prosecutors said on Friday.
Teck’s Red Dog zinc mine still operating after quakes
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teck Resources said on Friday its Red Dog operation in Alaska, the world’s largest zinc and lead mine, is operating as usual after two earthquakes struck a few miles from the site.
Landslide gains speed, threatens Wyoming resort homes
(Reuters) – A slow-moving landslide threatening the affluent Wyoming community of Jackson is picking up speed, and efforts to stabilize the area were called off because of safety concerns, city officials said on Friday.
Memorial held for policeman slain after Boston Marathon bombing
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – More than 1,600 people gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday for a memorial service for a popular campus police officer shot to death a year ago in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bomb…
Florida man charged with murdering son so he could play video games
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man annoyed that his 16-month-old crying son was preventing him from playing video games suffocated the toddler and left him to die in a playpen, police said on Friday.
State of Texas seizes ranch of imprisoned polygamist leader
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The sprawling Yearning for Zion Ranch in west Texas, where polygamist leader Warren Jeffs sexually assaulted young girls and justified it by claiming he was the “prophet of God,” is now the property of the State of Texas….
Lululemon yoga pants lawsuits in U.S. win final dismissals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has issued final dismissals of lawsuits accusing Lululemon Athletica Inc and various company officials of defrauding shareholders by concealing defects in yoga pants.
Casual pot use causes brain abnormalities in the young: study
(This story from April 15 corrects name of researcher to Breiter, instead of Beiter, throughout story)
Neighbors rushed in vain to help in California bus crash that killed 10
ORLAND, California (Reuters) – Newly released recordings of 911 emergency calls revealed the helplessness of stunned residents in the California town of Orland who witnessed the aftermath of last week’s fiery crash between a FedEx truck and a tour bus …
