Alan Bean, U.S. astronaut and moonwalker, dies in Houston at 86: NASA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth person to walk on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission and commanded a crew on the Skylab space station in 1973, died in Houston on Saturday, federal officials said.
Florida declares state of emergency as storm Alberto approaches
(Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday declared a state of emergency as subtropical storm Alberto moves north toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall and flooding by Monday, according to officials.
Venezuela has freed U.S. missionary Josh Holt, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government on Saturday released an American, Josh Holt, whom it has held since 2016 on weapons charges, U.S. President Donald Trump and Utah Senator Orrin Hatch announced separately on Twitter.
Trump says Venezuela has freed American missionary Josh Holt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government on Saturday released an American, Josh Holt, whom it has held since 2016 on weapons charges, U.S. President Donald Trump and Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said in separate posts on Twitter.
Trump says Venezuela has freed American ‘hostage’ Josh Holt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government on Saturday released an American, Josh Holt, who it has held since 2016 on weapons charges, U.S. President Donald Trump and Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said in separate posts on Twitter.
Suspect wounds teacher, fellow student in 23rd school shooting in 2018
(Reuters) – Indiana authorities on Saturday were yet to charge and identify the student who they say was responsible for wounding a teacher and student at a middle school in what media is reporting as the 23rd shooting on a United States campus in 2018…
University of Southern California president to step down in wake of scandal
(Reuters) – The president of University of Southern California is resigning after criticism over the school’s handling of complaints that a campus health clinic gynecologist sexually abused his patients during pelvic exams, the school said on Friday.
Hawaii street swallowed by ‘lava tide’ as many more homes burn
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards th…
EPA chief’s security bill soars, agency cites death threats
(Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s security detail has cost taxpayers well over $3 million so far, up sharply from his predecessor during an equivalent period, according to details released by the agency, which said P…
‘Not animals’: Guatemala family mourns niece killed by U.S. Border Patrol
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The family of a 19-year-old Guatemalan woman killed by a U.S. border patrol officer called on Friday for the United States to dial-back its rhetoric on migrants, after President Donald Trump described gang members entering th…
