Three contractors killed in explosion at Louisiana paper mill
(Reuters) - Packaging Corp of America said an explosion at its DeRidder, Louisiana, paper mill resulted in the death of three contract workers on Tuesday.The incident occurred while annual repair work...
View ArticleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants easement for Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it had granted on Wednesday an easement to Dakota Access LLC to allow the installation of a light crude oil pipeline under federal lands...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard works to contain tugboat oil spill on Florida coast
(Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard worked on Wednesday to contain an oil spill caused by a leak on a tugboat along the northeastern coast of Florida, the guard said.The guard responded to a call at about...
View ArticleSeven arrested over Phoenix protest against woman being deported
(Reuters) - Police on Wednesday arrested seven protesters from a group outside a Phoenix immigration center blocking a van carrying a detained woman they saw as an early victim of President Donald...
View ArticleA foot of snow, icy cold forecast for northeastern U.S.
By Scott Malone and Joseph AxBOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heaviest storm the northeastern United States has seen this year was bearing down on the region on Thursday, forcing schools in major cities...
View ArticleVoestalpine cleared over announcement of Texas cost overruns
By Shadia NasrallaVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's financial watchdog has cleared steelmaker Voestalpine of any wrongdoing over the way it informed investors of cost overruns at its Texas plant, both...
View ArticleU.S. court curbs solitary for Pennsylvania inmates no longer facing execution
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Pennsylvania prisons cannot keep housing inmates in solitary confinement on death row after their death sentences had been...
View ArticleAll flights canceled at New York's JFK airport due to snowstorm
(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration canceled all inbound and outbound flights at John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday amid a winter storm that barreled its way through the northeastern...
View ArticleIndiana man sentenced to life in prison for police killing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Indiana man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting a police officer while he sat inside his patrol car, according to local media.Carl Blount, 28,...
View ArticleRolling Stone magazine seeks overturn of rape story verdict in Virginia court
Attorneys for Rolling Stone magazine were back in federal court on Thursday seeking to overturn a $3 million defamation verdict over publication's retracted story about an alleged University of...
View ArticleNew York man pleads guilty to attempted support of Islamic State
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City man admitted on Thursday that he had sought to provide support to Islamic State and tried to kill an FBI agent with a knife when authorities came to...
View ArticleChallenges to Trump's travel ban abound in courts across U.S.
By Mica RosenbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeal court’s refusal to reinstate a temporary travel ban on refugees and citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries is a setback for U.S. President...
View ArticleArizona mother deported to Mexico in immigration action
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona mother of two who lived in the United States for more than 20 years was deported to Mexico on Thursday, becoming one of the first to be swept up in the...
View ArticleImmigrant whose daughter pleaded to pope has first California hearing
By Olga GrigoryantsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Mexican immigrant to the United States whose daughter asked Pope Francis for help in stopping her father's deportation attended his first hearing before an...
View ArticleTwo workers taken to hospital in Phillips 66 pipeline fire in Louisiana
(Reuters) - Two workers were taken to a local hospital and another is unaccounted for after an explosion and fire on Thursday at a Phillips 66 pipeline station in a small town in southern Louisiana,...
View ArticleEngine fire reported on Argentina Airlines airplane in New York: media
(Reuters) - An engine fire was reported on an Argentina Airlines airplane on Thursday while it was on a runway at New York's JFK Airport preparing to depart for Buenos Aires, local media reported.The...
View ArticleU.S. lottery operators worry as fewer millennials line up to play
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Young Americans are showing less interest in buying lotto tickets than their parents, prompting lottery officials to worry about the odds for future...
View ArticleDisney on Ice Toys Recalled
Feld Entertainment is recalling toy wands due to injury hazards. They were sold exclusively at Disney On Ice and Disney Live Shows. Name of Product: Light-spinner toy wandsHazard: The top component...
View ArticleHole in tallest U.S. dam grows, officials say no threat of failure
By Gina Cherelus(Reuters) - A 30-foot (9-meter) hole has appeared in a section of the tallest dam in the United States that is expected to worsen, but there was no immediate threat it will fail,...
View ArticleFour accused in Facebook Live beating plead not guilty in Chicago
By Robert ChiaritoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Four African-Americans accused of attacking an 18-year-old disabled man on Facebook Live while making anti-white racial taunts pleaded not guilty in a Chicago...
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