All about Mystery woman in Texas, Cuomo vs Nixon, Detroit to shut off drinking water

Detroit authorities on Wednesday ordered drinking water shut off at all city public schools after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in water at more than a dozen buildings with antiquated plumbing systems.

Mystery woman in Texas security video with wrist restraints is safe: police

A partially dressed woman who briefly appeared in security camera footage approaching a home in a suburban Houston subdivision with what appear to be broken restraints dangling from her wrists has been found and is safe, police said on Wednesday. The woman, 32, was the girlfriend of a man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and has been confirmed to be the person in the security video footage, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.

The @MCTXSheriff is searching for a woman who was captured on video ringing a doorbell in what appears to be broken wrist restraints. https://t.co/4H2eLPwtKr

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) August 29, 2018

Cuomo vs Nixon: Trump animus takes center stage at NY governor debate

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon argued over who is the stauncher opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in their first and only debate in the campaign for the state's Democratic gubernatorial nomination next month. Cuomo, who is seeking a third term as governor, promised he would not run for the U.S. presidency in 2020, despite expectations to the contrary.

Detroit to shut off drinking water in schools after lead found

Detroit authorities on Wednesday ordered drinking water shut off at all city public schools after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in water at more than a dozen buildings with antiquated plumbing systems. Over the weekend, supplies were cut at 16 schools and bottled water was provided until water coolers arrive, Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.

Trump administration, California meet on vehicle emissions

Trump administration officials and California clean air regulators emerged from a meeting on Wednesday saying they would keep meeting to work toward resolving their sharp conflict over vehicle emissions and shared the goal of a single national standard. The two sides discussed Trump's Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles rule that backs freezing national vehicle emissions standards at 2020 levels through 2026, and revokes California's power to set state emissions rules. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed maintaining strict Obama-era rules mandating rising fuel efficiency requirements annually through 2025.

Trump administration reconsiders rule on coal's mercury pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Wednesday it was reconsidering part of an Obama-era rule on emissions of mercury from coal-fired plants, in the latest move by the administration to ease regulations on an industry important to President Donald Trump's political base. Under the 2011 Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, or MATS, rule, coal plants have had to reduce emissions of mercury, a pollutant that can be dangerous to pregnant women and put infants and children at risk of developmental problems.

Each year, 200,000 children born in the U.S. are exposed to unsafe levels of mercury, which can lead to serious health issues. @SenatorCarper & I introduced a bill to help protect our nation's health & environment by tracking mercury pollution. https://t.co/hhe9fDkUcv

— Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) August 28, 2018

Thousands endure blazing Arizona heat to view Senator John McCain's casket

Thousands of admirers of the late Senator John McCain stood in line for hours on Wednesday in the blazing Arizona sun and triple-digit heat for a chance to pay final respects to the war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate. The single-file procession through the Arizona Capitol rotunda, where McCain's flag-draped coffin was lying in state, stretched across the statehouse plaza and widened to two or three abreast as it extended down adjacent streets.

Child abuse charges dismissed in New Mexico desert compound case

Two New Mexico judges on Wednesday dismissed child abuse charges against five people from a desert compound near Taos where a toddler's body was found, citing procedural errors by prosecutors. The judges, in separate decisions issued in New Mexico's Eighth Judicial District Court, dismissed the child abuse charges on grounds that a preliminary hearing had not taken place within 10 days after they were filed on Aug. 8 when the defendants were taken into custody.

California university doctor accused of sex abuse sees license suspended

A former University of Southern California (USC) gynecologist, accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of students, has agreed to a suspension of his medical license, officials said on Wednesday. Dr. George Tyndall reached an agreement this week with the Medical Board of California temporarily prohibiting him from practicing medicine until it makes a final decision on the status of his license, board spokeswoman Susan Wolbarst said.

When a live event creates a buzz

A massive swarm of bees gathered on a hot dog cart umbrella in New York City's Times Square on Monday. Before long it became a social media sensation thanks to living footage from Reuters. For almost an hour, thousands of people watched a masked beekeeper from the New York City Police Department painstakingly remove some 25,000 bees with a low-power vacuum. (https://reut.tv/2wm13Bo)

EPA should revoke Monsanto weed killer approval, groups tell U.S. court

Environmental groups argued in federal appeals court on Wednesday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to analyze the risks Bayer AG Monsanto's dicamba-based weed killer posed to nearby crops before approving it in 2016. The groups, which filed a lawsuit in February, want the court to force the EPA to vacate its approval of XtendiMax, arguing it not only harms nearby crops and plants but wildlife as well. It is not clear whether the court has the authority to revoke an EPA approval.

(With inputs from Reuters)