Hawaii big wave surfing competition called off, but swells are coming
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A Hawaii big wave surfing competition has been called off due to unfavorable weather, as state officials warned on Tuesday that swells projected to be the biggest in a decade to hit the island of Oahu could pose risks to beachgoers…
Indiana’s Purdue University shooting leaves one dead, man in custody
(Reuters) – A man was shot to death at Indiana’s Purdue University on Tuesday and a male suspect was taken into custody, police said, in an apparently targeted killing that follows a rash of shootings at U.S. schools this month.
California educator resigns after abuse accusations on YouTube video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California educator has resigned after a woman accused her in a YouTube video of abusing her when she was a 12-year-old student, school authorities said on Tuesday, and police said they were looking into the allegations.
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.
