U.S. Top News: Wildfires menace southern California, thousands evacuated

	Click to View in Browser 05/15/2014 Wildfires menace southern California, thousands evacuated SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Wildfires were raging in southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation advisories. U.S. fast-food workers plan to walk off jobs to protest low pay CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. fast food workers seeking higher wages are planning a strike on Thursday that could affect thousands of restaurants across the country the workers say make huge profits from paying them workers a pittance. GM recalls 2.7 million vehicles in U.S., to take charge of up to $200 million DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it has issued five more recalls, covering about 2.7 million vehicles in the United States and as a result is expected to take a charge of up to $200 million. DJ Casey Kasem found in Washington state: family spokesman SEATTLE (Reuters) - Casey Kasem, the ailing U.S. radio personality and voice of Shaggy on the "Scooby-Doo" cartoons, has been located in the U.S. state of Washington after his daughter told a court his whereabouts were unknown to her. Pipeline break spills crude oil into Los Angeles neighborhood (Reuters) - Thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled over a half-mile area in Los Angeles due to a break in an above-ground pipeline on Thursday, the city fire department said. New York's September 11 Memorial Museum readies for its close-up NEW YORK (Reuters) - A museum memorializing the September 11, 2001, attacks opens this week to victims' family members and next week to the public, displaying artifacts from mangled columns recalling the enormity of that fateful day to shattered eyeglasses recalling its personal pain. Retired Chicago official charged with graft over red light cameras (Reuters) - A retired Chicago official who once ran the city's red light camera program was charged with graft on Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes in return for contracts worth $124 million for cameras used to catch motorists running stop lights. Arkansas top court leaves in place decision allowing gay marriage LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a lower court ruling that struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that the state's petition was prematurely filed. Mexican immigrant seeks refuge from deportation in Arizona church TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A Mexican immigrant who has lived illegally in the United States for more than a decade has taken refuge in an Arizona church after he was ordered deported, in a high-profile and highly personal challenge to U.S. immigration policy. Remains of missing Fort Bragg medic found; suspect arrested Fayetteville, North Carolina (Reuters) - The remains of former U.S. Army combat medic, Kelli Bordeaux, were found Wednesday morning in a wooded area about four miles from the North Carolina bar where she was last seen alive more than two years ago. Related Video Firefighters try to contain California blaze Breakingviews: France reinforces business unfriendly image Great Debate Gitmo: Too dangerous to release? Not so fast. The fight for a global minimum wage A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend