Oklahoma Shuts Down Energy Companies' Disposal Wells In Area Of Strong Quake
After one of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit Oklahoma struck Saturday, state regulators ordered oil and gas companies to shut down all their wastewater disposal wells in a 725-square-mile area around the site of the quake's epicenter near Pawnee. The seismic activity immediately raised suspicions that it was linked to injection wells that oil and gas companies use as part of fracking and other operations. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was felt in five states; it followed a string of smalle..>> view originalTwo killed in Texas while doing stunts in single-engine plane
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas - Two men are dead after a single engine airplane crashed into the Trinity River on Saturday evening, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. According to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, the men were identified as 26-year-old Patrick Joseph Falterman from Cleveland, Texas who piloted the airplane. He was accompanied by his friend, 25-year-old Zach Esters who was visiting from Louisiana. Authorities say the airplane stalled before it crashed in the river about a quarter mile ..>> view originalLawmakers likely to do what they do best: the bare minimum
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers return to Washington this week for an abbreviated election-season session in which they will likely do what they do best: the bare minimum. All Congress must do this month is keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1 and, with any luck, finally provide money for the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Republicans controlling Congress promise they won’t stumble now, but the weeks ahead could prove tricky. A chief motivation for the September session, especi..>> view originalEx-Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. bodyguard, dead at 93
Dabney Montgomery, who was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and served as a bodyguard to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died Saturday morning at his home. He was 93. Montgomery, who served with the legendary black Army Air Corps unit from ...>> view originalSenate race rankings: Map expands into Indiana and North Carolina
Indiana rockets up the list thanks to Evan Bayh’s entry. | AP Photo Senate race rankings: Map expands into Indiana and North Carolina By Kevin Robillard 09/04/16 07:22 AM EDT Senate Democrats feel that they have two main allies right now in their quest for a majority: Hillary Clinton, whose ground game and advertising is aligning with most of the key Senate swing states, and Donald Trump, whose awful August also brought some Senate ..>> view originalJacob Wetterling: Remains of missing Minnesota boy found, authorities say
Watch the season finale of "The Hunt with John Walsh" this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT."The Ramsey County Medical Examiner and a forensic odontologist identified the remains as Wetterling's earlier today," the release said. The release didn't say if anybody has been charged. The sheriff's office said investigators will evaluate new evidence and "expect to be in a position to provide more detailed information early next week."The abduction of the 11-year-old boy led to the 1994 Jacob Wetterling Crimes..>> view original2 officers shot, wounded by visitor at Fresno County jail
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Two unarmed officers were critically injured after being shot by a visitor in the lobby of a central California jail, authorities said. Correctional Officers Juanita Davila and Toamalama Scanlan were shot in the head and neck areas during a struggle Saturday at with a man who tried to cut to the front of the visitors' line and refused to take a seat when he began pacing near a secure area of the Fresno County jail, sheriff's spokesman Tony Botti said. Scanlan, who has 10 y..>> view originalNo Longer a Hurricane — for Now — Hermine Winds Up for Big Northeast Punch
Hermine may no longer be a hurricane but that doesn't mean the storm isn't still packing a wallop. "This storm is not done yet," said Ari Sarsalari, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel. "It's going to get worse over the next couple of days." Now officially a "post-tropical cyclone," Hermine — the first hurricane to strike Florida in 11 years — was on the back end of a long, slow journey up the East Coast. And by Monday morning, it's expected to have recovered to hurricane strength, the..>> view original
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