Thirteen siblings found chained, starving in California home; parents charged
(Reuters) – Thirteen malnourished siblings, ranging in age from 2 to 29, were rescued by police in California from a house where some of them had been chained to beds, and their parents have been charged with torture, officials said on Monday.
LeBron James says Trump has emboldened racists in the U.S.
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North Carolina mother kills two children, jumps off bridge
(Reuters) – A North Carolina woman who liked to post videos of her children performing on YouTube fatally injured her son and daughter and then killed herself by jumping off a bridge, police said.
Drunk droning now illegal in New Jersey
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a law on Monday making it illegal to fly an unmanned drone aircraft after too many drinks, a spokesman said on the Republican’s last day in office.
California rescuers search for victims of deadly mudslides
(Reuters) – The search for victims of last week’s deadly Southern California mudslides pushed into Monday, with hundreds of rescue workers with dogs and scanners hunting for four people still listed as missing after the rain-driven slides that killed 2…
Washington D.C. subway train derails, no injuries reported
(Reuters) – A Washington D.C. subway train derailed early Monday, but none of the 60 passengers aboard were injured on the transportation system which federal regulators have ordered to improve its safety record.
Twenty now dead in California mudslides, major highway closed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The death toll from Southern California mudslides that swallowed dozens of homes and forced the closure of a major highway along the picturesque Santa Barbara County coast rose to 20 on Sunday, with four other people still repor…
Trump says ‘I’m not a racist,’ keeps door open for DACA deal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday “I’m not a racist” in response to reports that he had described immigrants from Haiti and African countries as coming from “shithole countries.”
Fire engulfs casino shuttle boat off Florida coast, 15 injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least 15 people were injured when a fire engulfed a boat off the coast of Florida on Sunday, causing the 50 people aboard to jump into the Gulf of Mexico and swim to shore, local officials said.
Trump says ‘I’m not a racist,’ willing to reach deal on DACA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is “not a racist” despite reports of his derogatory comments about immigrants from Haiti and Africa, adding that he was “ready, willing and able” to reach a deal to pr…
