Washington mudslide yields more bodies, but not all may be found
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Search teams picked through mud-caked debris for a fifth day on Wednesday looking for scores of people still missing in a deadly Washington state landslide, as officials reported finding more bodies while acknowledgin…
U.S. Navy seeks more Boeing ‘Growlers’ to boost capabilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy would add two Boeing Co EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters to each five-plane squadron on its aircraft carriers, if Congress will fund its request of $2.1 billion for 22 more of the aircraft.
Obama briefed on discipline of Secret Service agent
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation involving three Secret Service agents who were sent home from Obama’s trip to the Netherlands for disciplinary reasons, the White House said on Wednesday.
Chicago train operator admits dozing off before O’Hare crash
(Reuters) – The operator of a passenger train that jumped the tracks and ran part-way up an escalator at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport early on Monday admitted that she dozed off and did not wake up until the crash, a federal investigator said…
North Carolina mayor arrested on federal public corruption charges
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – The mayor of North Carolina’s largest city was arrested on Wednesday on federal public corruption charges that include accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents, a U.S. attorney’s office said…
U.S. executions set for possible delay after Oklahoma court decision
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge ruled on Wednesday the state’s secrecy on its lethal injections protocols was unconstitutional, a decision that could delay executions in other states where death row inmates are planning to launch similar challenges.
Connecticut senate approves bill to raise minimum wage to $10.10
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Connecticut’s senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, the highest statewide rate in the nation, following a call to action last month by Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy…
Theft ring accused in fake ATM card scam in Chicago area
(Reuters) – An international theft ring used stolen bank account information to create fake ATM cards and withdraw money from cash machines in Chicago and the surrounding area, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Michigan holds off recognizing gay marriages during appeal
(Reuters) – Michigan is not recognizing same-sex marriages while the state appeals a federal judge’s ruling lifting a ban on gay nuptials, Governor Rick Snyder said on Wednesday.
Three firefighters hurt in historic Boston neighborhood blaze
BOSTON (Reuters) – At least three Boston firefighters were injured, one seriously, on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a four-story building in the city’s historic Back Bay neighborhood, drawing a large-scale emergency response, local officials said….
