Storm lashing U.S. Northeast kills at least five people
BOSTON (Reuters) – A powerful storm lashing the northeastern United States on Friday killed at least five people as winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) helped flood streets in Boston, ground flights and halt train service across the regio…
Police seek 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 on Friday was still at large, authorities said, and the campus remained largely shut down.
Nine California students hospitalized in possible opioid overdose
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) – Nine students from the University of California, Santa Barbara suffered an apparent mass overdose of prescription opioids at a party and were taken to a local hospital, police said on Friday.
High winds, flooding lash U.S. Northeast, one person killed
BOSTON (Reuters) – A storm with winds topping 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour) lashed the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Virginia on Friday as it flooded streets in Boston, grounded flights, halted trains and claimed at least one life.
Man suspected of shooting parents at Michigan university: police
(Reuters) – A gunman suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory during a domestic dispute on Friday was still at large, authorities said.
Michigan shooting suspect at large after two killed at university
(Reuters) – A gunman suspected of killing two people in Central Michigan University dormitory during a domestic dispute on Friday was still at large, authorities said.
Canine war heroes mistreated by U.S. Army: Pentagon report
(Reuters) – They made up a corps of bomb-sniffing dogs that accompanied brigade combat teams on potentially lethal missions, sniffing out roadside bombs in Afghanistan and saving human lives.
Trump nominates Dow Chemicals lawyer to oversee EPA toxic waste program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday nominated a Dow Chemicals lawyer to head-up an Environmental Protection Agency unit that oversees hazardous waste disposal and chemical spills from toxic “Superfund” sites.
Star gymnast sues U.S. Olympic Committee over Nassar sex abuse
(Reuters) – U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman has sued the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics over decades of sexual abuse by former national team doctor Larry Nassar, saying they put “money and medals” before the safety of athletes.
U.S. gun-control group pledges $2.5 million for marches to end school shootings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety said on Friday it will donate up to $2.5 million to support marches around the United States on March 24, the date of a planned March For Our Lives in Washington to demand an end …
