Reuters Top US News: August 24, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, August 24, 2015 Researchers sample enormous oceanic trash vortex ahead of clean-up proposal SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Researchers returned on Sunday from mapping and sampling a massive swirling cluster of trash floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, as the Dutch-borne crew works to refine a clean-up strategy it will roll out globally. White House announces plans to boost renewable energy use WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday announced plans to increase renewable energy exploration and decrease homeowners' cost of using rooftop solar panels and other such energies. New Orleans' finances still vulnerable 10 years after Katrina: Moody's (Reuters) - A decade after New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in U.S. history, the city's finances have improved but still face several challenges, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released on Monday. Softer winds, new trucks buoy fire crews fighting deadly U.S. Northwest blazes SEATTLE (Reuters) - Beleaguered ground crews battling newly swelled wildfires across Washington state were aided by softer winds on Sunday as they welcomed the expected arrival of new fire engines and water-carrying tankers to a military base in the drought-stricken U.S. region. Oklahoma labor commissioner killed in restaurant stabbing: local media OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Commissioner of Labor for Oklahoma, Mark Costello, was killed in a stabbing at a fast food restaurant in Oklahoma City on Sunday, local broadcasters reported, citing unnamed sources. National Zoo staff keeping cautious eye on panda twin cubs in U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Zoo staff are keeping a close eye on giant panda Mei Xiang's newborn twins, given the cubs' fragile state just days after their birth, the zoo's lead veterinarian said on Monday. NYC officer assigned to mayor's security team shot with pellet gun NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City police officer assigned to the mayor's security detail was struck on Sunday by an apparent BB or pellet gun outside the mayor's residence in Manhattan, police said. Boston police thwart possible shooting at Pokemon game competition (Reuters) - Two men linked to violent threats directed over social media at people attending the Pokemon Wold Championships in Boston were arrested last week on suspicion of illegally possessing an AR-15 rifle, shotgun, and hundreds of bullets, police said on Sunday. Man charged in Texas after firing shots on school roof (Reuters) - Authorities filed charges on Sunday against a man who allegedly fired shots on the roof of an elementary school in Richmond, Texas, police said. No injuries were reported. Crowd packs former President Carter's Sunday school after his cancer spreads ATLANTA (Reuters) - Larger-than-usual crowds of well-wishers meant former President Jimmy Carter had to teach an extra Bible class at his rural Georgia church and a local schoolhouse on Sunday, after he announced on Thursday cancer had spread to his brain. Related Video Officer shot in head, motorists handcuff suspect China shares dive, drag world markets lower. Great Debate Strange bedfellows: Donald Trump and the white working class Turkey's Erdogan fights for his throne by battling Kurds – but will voters buy it? A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook