Ex-paramedic in Texas fertilizer blast pleads guilty to conspiracy
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former paramedic who responded to a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in April pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of obstructing justice and conspiracy to make a destructive device, court documents filed on Thurs…
U.S. government shutdown could delay Keystone XL pipeline decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown is making it harder for the State Department to review the Keystone XL pipeline permit process, a State Department official said on Thursday, which could delay President Barack Obama’s decision on the…
Texas grid OKs Luminant plan to mothball Texas coal unit
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Texas electric grid operator approved Luminant’s request to suspend operation of the 750-MW Martin Lake 3 coal unit located in Rusk County, according to a notice issued on Thursday.
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88
(Reuters) – Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said.
Kidnapped California teenager says captor made her play Russian roulette
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A San Diego teenager who was kidnapped in August by a family friend after he killed her mother and brother said in a TV interview on Thursday that her captor forced her to play Russian roulette before drugging her and driving he…
Furloughs push U.S. air traffic system near ‘yellow’ warning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. air traffic control system is close to hitting a “yellow” alert level as people who keep radar and other equipment running remain out on furloughs due to the government shutdown, the head of the controllers union said on T…
Ohio kidnapper may have died in cell during sex act: state probe
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, found hanging in his prison cell last month, may not have committed suicide but died accidentally while performing a sex act, an Ohio state investigative report suggested on Thursday.
California sues Corinthian Colleges for misleading students
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The state of California filed suit against Corinthian Colleges Inc for misrepresenting job placement rates to its students and investors, employing false and predatory advertising, and for securities fraud, according to a cour…
New Jersey judge declines to delay start of gay marriages
(Reuters) – A New Jersey judge on Thursday denied a request by Republican Governor Chris Christie’s administration to put off gay weddings in the state until after it had appealed the court decision that the state’s law banning same-sex marriage was un…
Swift Beef plant in Texas cannot ship meat to South Korea: USDA
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Swift Beef Company plant in Cactus, Texas, is not eligible to ship beef to South Korea, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday, one day after the country suspended some U.S. beef imports because it detected the cattle…
