Southern cautions on Kemper coal unit as EPA carbon model
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Southern Co power utility, which is building one of the world’s first advanced coal-fired plants that also captures carbon dioxide emissions, cautioned federal regulators that, because of location, its $5 billion project should not …
U.S. sets first curbs on power plant carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday announced first-ever regulations setting strict limits on the amount of carbon pollution that can be generated by any new U.S. power plant, which quickly sparked a backlash from supporters of th…
U.S. to establish cable link to Guantanamo base in two years
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – The U.S. military is laying an undersea fiber-optic cable line to connect its Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba with Florida, and could someday extend it to the rest of Cuba, a Defense Department officia…
Lawsuit accuses JPMorgan of exposing Social Security numbers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of printing Social Security numbers on the outsides of form letters mailed to customers to tell them about the bank’s efforts to protect their private information.
New details emerge in Georgia kidnapping amid hunt for suspects
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Authorities in Georgia on Friday hunted for the fourth straight day for suspects in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, as new details emerged in a case that began with a home invasion in suburban Atlanta.
Human trafficking charges against Saudi princess dismissed in California court
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – Human trafficking charges against a Saudi princess accused of holding a Kenyan servant as a virtual prisoner in her California home were dismissed by a judge on Friday after prosecutors said they were unable to corrobo…
Jackson auction halted by another Jackson’s possibly fake signature
(Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday canceled an auction of assets forfeited by convicted former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr concerned that one item – a guitar signed by Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen – might be faked.
Amanda Knox says she won’t return to Italy for murder retrial
(Reuters) – Amanda Knox, the American student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy in 2007, said on Friday that “common sense” told her not to return to Italy for a retrial due to begin on September 30.
BMW recalls 140,000 cars in U.S. and Canada over faulty rear lights
DETROIT (Reuters) – German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is recalling 140,000 5 Series sedans in North America to address potentially faulty rear lights.
Senior U.S. Republican to target state, local tax deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress’ top Republican tax law writer is drawing up a plan to rewrite the tax code and is likely to recommend repeal of a popular and costly federal tax deduction for state and local taxes paid, congressional aides sai…
