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| Two killed, 100 homes destroyed by fast-moving California wildfire | |  By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fast-moving central California wildfire that more than doubled in size on Friday has killed two people and destroyed 100 structures, authorities said. The so-called Erskine Fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, and three firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, officials said. The fire has led hundreds of residents to evacuate and the Kern County Fire Department said on Friday afternoon two people had died, though it did not identify the people or release further details.
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| Global doping agency suspends Rio lab weeks before Olympics | |  By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the credentials of a testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for failing to comply with international standards, just over a month before the city hosts the Olympic Games. Although the suspension adds to embarrassments for Brazil in the run-up to the Olympics, it is unlikely to affect the Games since the agency has arranged testing elsewhere, as it did when the same Rio lab lost its credentials before the 2014 World Cup. The lab at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro said on Friday that its operations should return to normal in July after a technical visit from WADA, ahead of the start of the Games on Aug. 5.
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| 'Explosive shock' as Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron quits | |  By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum defied bookmakers' odds to show a 52-48 percent victory for the campaign to leave a bloc Britain joined more than 40 years ago. The United Kingdom itself could now break apart, with the leader of Scotland - where nearly two-thirds of voters wanted to stay in the EU - saying a new referendum on independence from the rest of Britain was "highly likely".
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| Boston mobster 'Whitey' Bulger's rat mug, rings draw auction bids | |  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A sterling silver skull ring, a fake Stanley Cup ring and a pen holder shaped like a rat have drawn the most interest from bidders in Saturday's auction of former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger's possessions, officials said. Bulger, now 86, ruled Boston's underworld for a quarter-century before fleeing in 1994 after a corrupt FBI agent tipped him that arrest was imminent.
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| Bipartisan U.S. House members vow to keep gun control fight alive | |  By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday pledged to build support in the U.S. House of Representatives for legislation keeping firearms from people on terrorism watch lists, despite repeated gun control failures this week in Congress. The "Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act" was introduced by nine House members representing diverse states stretching from Hawaii to Delaware, including some who have led the gun control fight for years. "If you can't get on a plane because of the danger that may pose, there is no reason you should be able to purchase a dangerous weapon," said Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo of Florida, in a refrain that has ricocheted through the U.S. Capitol since the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando.
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| Chicago loses 'Star Wars' museum project - mayor | |  By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - Filmmaker George Lucas has decided not to put his "Star Wars" museum in Chicago due to legal challenges over the proposed location on the shore of Lake Michigan, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Friday in a statement. Emanuel was a booster of the museum proposal, which was announced two years ago, saying it would bring jobs, investment and tourism to the city. Emanuel said the museum would have been a $1.5 billion gift to Chicago.
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| What next for EU after Brexit bombshell? The usual.. | |  By Gabriela Baczynska LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - As Britain's shock decision to leave the party broke on the European Union on Friday, EU ministers met as planned in Luxembourg, where they reacted to the news but quickly moved on to what the bloc does best -- sticking to the routine. Europe has to continue," Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, who chaired the sitting of the bloc's generally humdrum General Affairs Council, told reporters.
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| Investigators detain Russian governor accused of taking bribe | | | Russian investigators detained the governor of the Kirov region on Friday, saying they had caught him accepting a bribe in a Moscow restaurant. The governor, Nikita Belykh, has been critical of the Kremlin and was formerly leader of a party, the Union of Rightist Forces. A spokesman for the Investigative Committee said in a statement Belykh was accused of taking a bribe of 400,000 euros ($444,240) and that a criminal case had been opened. |
| Insight: As Cameron loses biggest gamble, Johnson looks biggest winner | |  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - It was David Cameron's biggest gamble and he was convinced he would win. Now, the British leader's closest rival - in the EU referendum, in the Conservative Party and in the country - is the frontrunner to take his job. Britain's decision to leave the European Union, a victory for the populist cause, may be a defining moment for Britain and the European project.
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| U.S. Navy captain involved in seizure by Iran relieved of command | | | A U.S. Navy captain who was in charge of 10 American sailors briefly held by Iran in January has been relieved of command because of a "loss of confidence in his ability to command," a Navy statement said on Friday. Ten U.S. sailors, who were aboard two patrol craft, were detained by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Jan. 12 when they inadvertently entered Iranian territorial waters. In May, Commander Eric Rasch, who was the executive officer of the coastal riverine squadron that included the 10 sailors, was fired. |
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