Half-a-million still without power after storm in U.S. Northeast
(Reuters) – Some 500,000 customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States on Sunday evening and New England coastal communities faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and killed at least nin…
Florida Senate rejects ban on assault weapons, votes to arm teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons, and voted for a measure to arm some teachers, weeks after 17 people were killed in the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.
West Virginia teachers strike to go on over elusive pay deal
(Reuters) – West Virginia teachers said their strike would go on at least through Monday, as state lawmakers unraveled the governor’s promise of a raise in a late Saturday night legislative session, union officials said.
Unidentified man shoots, kills self near White House: Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man fatally shot himself in the head along the north fence of the White House on Saturday, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement.
Unidentified man wounded in shooting near White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unidentified adult man was wounded along the north fence line of the White House on Saturday in what District of Columbia police said was being investigated as a self-inflicted shooting.
Northeast still facing flooding, outages after killer storm
PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – Some 1.8 million customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States on Saturday, and communities on the New England coast faced more flooding a day after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and ki…
U.S. Northeast still facing flooding, outages after killer storm
PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – More than 1.5 million customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States early on Sunday, and communities on the New England coast faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed …
Killer storm exits U.S. Northeast, leaving floods, outages
PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – A powerful storm that killed at least seven people moved away from the northeastern United States on Saturday but will continue to lash the coast with damaging winds, hampering power restoration efforts and causing additiona…
Killer storm clears northeast U.S., leaving floods and outages
BOSTON (Reuters) – A powerful storm that killed at least five people will move away from the northeastern United States on Saturday, leaving a trail of flooded streets, power outages and brutal winds, forecasters said.
Police arrest Michigan college student suspected of killing parents
(Reuters) – A student at Central Michigan University suspected of shooting to death his parents inside a campus dormitory during a domestic dispute was arrested on Saturday, the school said, after a daylong manhunt.
