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USS Iowa passes under the Golden Gate Bridge en route from Richmond, California to Los Angeles

Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years since opening against steep odds

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Golden Gate Bridge was a larger than life engineering project undertaken against dangerous odds and it opened 75 years ago on Sunday against vehement protest, at the cost of 11 lives. One of the most astonishing and admired man-made wonders … More »Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years since opening against steep odds

Two years after BP oil spill, tourists back in …

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Gulf Coast is a hot destination again … More »Two years after BP oil spill, tourists back in …

Retired military vessel USS Iowa prepares for departure from Richmond, CA en route to Los Angeles

World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage

RICHMOND, California (Reuters) - The battleship USS Iowa, which served the United States … More »World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage

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Tropical Storm Beryl moves toward southeast U.S. coast Reuters - 31 mins ago
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl closed in on the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday as Memorial Day weekend beachgoers braced for heavy rains and dangerous surf … More »Tropical Storm Beryl moves toward southeast U.S. coast
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl closed in on the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday as Memorial Day weekend beachgoers braced for heavy rains and dangerous surf stretching from northeast Florida to South Carolina. The second named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to make landfall late Sunday …
Wildfires hit six U.S. states, small towns evacuated Reuters - 17 hrs ago
Santa Fe, New Mexico (Reuters) - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth day in the steep mountains of southwestern New Mexico on Saturday, one of several blazes … More »Wildfires hit six U.S. states, small towns evacuated
Santa Fe, New Mexico (Reuters) - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth day in the steep mountains of southwestern New Mexico on Saturday, one of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in six U.S. states. Efforts to contain the blazes spreading in sparsely populated …
Gunman in Indiana standoff had three bullet wounds: coroner Reuters - 18 hrs ago
(Reuters) - A Texas gunman who held hostages in an eight-hour standoff with police in an Indiana real estate office suffered three gunshot wounds, including two to the … More »Gunman in Indiana standoff had three bullet wounds: coroner
(Reuters) - A Texas gunman who held hostages in an eight-hour standoff with police in an Indiana real estate office suffered three gunshot wounds, including two to the head, a coroner said on Saturday. Police have said he shot himself twice in the head after the standoff on Friday in Valparaiso, about 40 miles southeast …
Colorado farm linked to listeria outbreak files for bankruptcy Reuters - 12 hrs ago
DENVER (Reuters) - The Colorado farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy … More »Colorado farm linked to listeria outbreak files for bankruptcy
DENVER (Reuters) - The Colorado farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court documents showed. Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado, listed $2.1 million in assets and more than $2.5 million in liabilities in documents …
Woman shot by Colorado homeowner to face trespass charges Reuters - 21 hrs ago
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old woman who was shot after she wandered drunk into a Colorado couple's home in the middle of the night will face charges of felony trespassing, … More »Woman shot by Colorado homeowner to face trespass charges
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old woman who was shot after she wandered drunk into a Colorado couple's home in the middle of the night will face charges of felony trespassing, her lawyer said on Saturday. Zoey Ripple walked through an unlocked screen door leading into the bedroom of the couple, who said they shouted for her to …
Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the cadets who graduated on Saturday from West Point were in elementary school when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and enrolled in the U.S. military academy with wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vice President Joe Biden lauded the brave choices …
Subtropical Storm Beryl swirls toward southeast coast Reuters - 20 hrs ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Beryl moved slowly toward the U.S. southeastern coast on Saturday, threatening heavy rains and dangerous surf for Memorial Day weekend beachgoers in northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Beryl was centered about 220 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, carrying …
No need to wait for November to know election outcome Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Many folks may fret themselves into a frenzy over the November U.S. elections and whether the world will come to an end on December 21, but for about 1,500 people gathered in New Orleans for the United Astrologers Conference, all will be revealed this week. "Some of the world's top astrologers are …
Bud dumps heavy rain on Mexico's Pacific coast Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
MANZANILLO, Mexico (Reuters) - The remnants of the first hurricane of the 2012 season, Bud, dumped heavy rain along Mexico's coast early on Saturday but caused little damage before it turned back into the Pacific. The storm, which on Friday had threatened to hit land with hurricane-force winds, lost strength as it neared …
Astronauts float inside SpaceX Dragon capsule Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station opened the hatch and floated inside a Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon capsule on Saturday, the first privately owned spaceship to reach the orbital outpost, NASA said. Running ahead of schedule, station commander Oleg Kononenko …
Mississippi school district agrees to not handcuff students to objects Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
(Reuters) - The Jackson, Mississippi, school district has agreed to stop shackling students to fixed objects, after it was sued for handcuffing pupils to railings and poles at a school for troubled children, officials said on Friday. The Southern Poverty Law Center sued Jackson Public Schools in 2011 over its treatment …
Wildfires hit six U.S. states, small towns evacuated Reuters - 20 hrs ago
Santa Fe, New Mexico (Reuters) - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth day in the steep mountains of southwestern New Mexico on Saturday, one of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in six U.S. states. Efforts to contain the blazes spreading in sparsely populated …
Gunman in Indiana standoff dies after shooting himself Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012
VALPARAISO, Indiana (Reuters) - A gunman took hostages in an Indiana real estate office on Friday, then released them after an eight-hour standoff and fatally shot himself in the head, authorities said. The gunman died at a hospital in Valparaiso, Indiana, about 40 miles southeast of Chicago, police said. "We believe there …
Penn State ex-president sues over Sandusky emails: report Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University's former president filed suit on Friday to force the school to turn over emails that are relevant to its probe of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, the Centre Daily Times newspaper reported. Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, goes on trial next month on …