U.S. Top News: Eight dead, 18 missing after Washington state landslide

	Click to View in Browser 03/24/2014 Eight dead, 18 missing after Washington state landslide OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Eight people were dead and at least 18 were still missing nearly two days after a landslide in Washington state buried homes and cars under mud and tangled debris up to 15 feet deep, authorities said. Thirty-two hurt in train derailment at Chicago's O'Hare airport CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thirty-two passengers were injured after a Chicago Transit Authority train derailed and hit a platform at O'Hare International Airport early on Monday, with its front car landing on an escalator and stairs, a city fire official said. Anti-fracking activist banned from Pennsylvania land heads to court HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - An anti-fracking activist is set to ask a Pennsylvania judge on Monday to lift an injunction that bars her from her local hospital, grocery and other properties that sit atop vast lands leased by a Texas-based company for shale gas extraction. Plane carrying five crashes into Colorado reservoir (Reuters) - Searchers on Sunday marked the site of a small plane that crashed into a Colorado lake but had not recovered the bodies of any of the five people aboard, a county spokeswoman said. Houston waterways shut for third day after collision TEXAS CITY, Texas (Reuters) - Major Texas shipping channels that deliver crude oil for more than one-tenth of the nation's refining capacity were shut for a third day on Monday, as the cleanup from a spill threatened to last through the week. Jimmy Carter sticks to 'snail mail' in missives to world leaders WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying his emails are likely monitored by intelligence agencies, former President Jimmy Carter is using an old-fashioned method of communication with world leaders these days - the post office. Obama tweets his congratulations to underdog Dayton basketball team WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, a big basketball fan, tweeted his congratulations to the University of Dayton for its "huge upset win" over Syracuse University in the second round of the NCAA men's basketball college championship on Saturday. Treasury's Lew to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will have an outpatient surgical procedure in New York on Tuesday for treatment of a benign enlarged prostate, the Treasury Department said on Sunday. Pizza served with Mexican slang causes stir in U.S. border states DALLAS (Reuters) - Even before the first pie is delivered, a jalapeño-heavy pizza with a Mexican slang name has produced chuckles among Spanish speakers in U.S. border states and an advertising ban by broadcasters who say the moniker could get them fined. Three elephants escape Missouri circus, damage two vehicles (Reuters) - Three elephants escaped from a circus in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, damaging two vehicles but causing no injuries before they were captured, a circus spokesman said. Related Video Poll gains for France's National Front Chinese plane sees floating "white objects" in search for Malaysian jet Great Debate Nuclear terrorism prevention at a crossroads Ukraine: U.S. hawks regain their voice 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