Three men charged with setting campfire that ignited California blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three men were charged in federal court on Tuesday with setting an illegal campfire that ignited a blaze which has since grown to nearly 2,000 acres in the foothills near Los Angeles, but is largely under control.
U.S. Supreme Court asked to review Delaware’s ‘secret trials’ case
(Reuters) – Delaware asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a lower court decision that stopped the state’s nationally important business court from overseeing private arbitrations, a process critics compared to secret trials.
Yellowstone managers reject vaccinating bison with biobullets
(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park managers have rejected a plan to use air rifles to shoot the nation’s last herd of purebred bison with so-called biobullets containing a vaccine against a cattle disease, in a decision that has riled the U.S. lives…
Ex-governor of Virginia indicted on bribery charges
(Reuters) – Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury and charged with accepting bribes in the form of money and gifts from the chief executive of a dietary supplements maker.
Fuel leak on Boeing 787 delays Norwegian Air flight
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Discount airline Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA said on Tuesday that a fuel leak on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner caused a flight from Bangkok to Oslo to be delayed by 19 hours.
Thirteen charged in New York for ID theft from fuel pumps
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thirteen people were indicted for swiping credit card and ATM information from gas pumps in Texas, Georgia and South Carolina, and using the data to steal more than $2 million using ATMS and banks in New York, Manhattan District At…
Deadly U.S. plant accidents under investigation in two states
(Reuters) – A day after four workers died in two plant accidents in Nebraska and Oklahoma, authorities sought to determine what triggered the incidents, officials said Tuesday.
Obama’s former campaign manager joins Crist team in Florida governor race
ORLANDO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign chief, Jim Messina, has joined the Florida gubernatorial campaign of Charlie Crist in a sign that the Democratic party is gearing up for a big political battle to win the state in 2014.
Spare my son, begs father of Mexican facing U.S. execution
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The father of a Mexican due to be executed in Texas on Wednesday begged for his son to be spared, insisting he is innocent and saying his family is praying for a re-trial. The Mexican government has said the death sentence in th…
Exclusive: North Dakota governor: crude oil railcar safety rules needed now
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A month after a train carrying crude oil burst into flames on the North Dakota plains, Governor Jack Dalrymple said on Tuesday that new railcar safety standards were needed immediately, not next year, and he blamed federal official…
