Chemical tanks ordered removed in West Virginia after spill
(Reuters) – The company whose storage tank spilled a chemical that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia must begin removing its above-ground storage tanks by March 15, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered on Saturday.
Three dead, including gunman, in Maryland mall shooting
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire with a shotgun in a skate shop at a crowded shopping mall near Baltimore on Saturday, killing two store employees and wounding another person before apparently killing himself, police said.
Obama to outline new plans for jobless next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce a new plan next week to help Americans who continue to struggle to find jobs even as the economy recovers from recession, his senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, said on Saturday.
Man charged with murder in South Carolina State University shooting
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A man accused of shooting a fellow student to death after an argument outside a dormitory at South Carolina State University was arrested on a murder charge on Saturday, state police said.
U.S. court system targeted in cyber attack: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unidentified hackers temporarily blocked access to the federal court system’s public website on Friday, preventing lawyers from filing legal documents, Politico reported.
Fraternity to discipline members for racially insensitive party in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The parent body of a mostly white college fraternity ousted by Arizona State University for a party mocking black people with racial stereotypes has threatened to expel students involved from the organization.
Pentagon F-35 program says ‘laser-focused’ on software issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s F-35 program office on Friday said it was “laser-focused” on finishing development of the software needed for the U.S. Marine Corps to start using its Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets from mid-2015.
Texas judge declares pregnant woman dead, orders life support removed
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge on Friday ordered a Fort Worth hospital to remove a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support, after her husband argued the fetus she has been forced to carry under state law is withering in her lifeless bo…
Alaska sled-dog race organizers tell NY’s Idiotarod ‘cease and desist’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Iditarod, a grueling multi-day sled dog race across Alaska, is not – not! – to be confused with the Idiotarod, a pointedly sillier affair due to take place this weekend with costumed participants racing modified shopping carts …
Three adults, two children die in Iowa blaze
(Reuters) – Three adults and two children died in a fire that destroyed a house in rural Iowa on Friday morning, authorities said.
