Oklahoma man charged with double murder dead in shootout after weeklong spree
(Reuters) – A man who had been on the run for nearly a week after being suspected of killing two relatives and trying to decapitate them was killed on Sunday night in a shootout with police.
Fire near North Dakota pipeline protests is under investigation
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Authorities were looking into the cause of a blaze that burned through about 400 acres near where Native American leaders are protesting against a North Dakota oil pipeline they say threatens water and sacred lands, offici…
Six people shot, two killed in Maryland suburb of Washington
(Reuters) – Two teenagers were killed when six people were shot on Sunday in Prince George’s County, Maryland, near Washington, police said, adding no arrests had been made in the case.
U.S. airlines lose bid to dismiss price-fixing lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected a bid by the four largest U.S. airlines to dismiss nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused them of conspiring to raise fares by keeping seating capacity artificially low.
Charleston ‘on eggshells’ on eve of two racially charged trials
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Two South Carolina shootings that rocked the country last year and raised questions about race in America are now headed for trial, putting the historic city of Charleston on edge as the community awaits the testimony and j…
HBO drama thrusts Minneapolis Somalis into unwanted spotlight
(Reuters) – An HBO television drama created by an Oscar-winning director and a Canadian-Somali rapper has infuriated many in Minnesota’s Somali community who say the show will perpetuate unfair stereotypes of Muslims.
New York Met cancels opera after suspected cremated ashes sprinkled in orchestra pit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Metropolitan Opera canceled its Saturday afternoon performance of “Guillaume Tell” after an audience member sprinkled an unidentified powder, which police believe was cremated ashes, into the orchestra pit.
Tribe vows to fight North Dakota pipeline through winter
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Native American leaders vowed on Saturday to protest through the winter against a North Dakota oil pipeline they say threatens water resources and sacred lands, and are weighing lawsuits over police treatment of arrested p…
American Airlines plane engine flung debris in rare failure
(Reuters) – An American Airlines jet engine that failed seconds before takeoff in a fiery runway accident at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport flung broken turbine parts as far as half a mile from the scene, a federal investigator said on Saturda…
Miami baseball star Fernandez was drunk, had cocaine in system at fatal crash
(Reuters) – Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez, a dominant pro baseball pitcher and hero in Miami’s Cuban community, was legally drunk and had cocaine in his system when he was killed in a boat crash in late September, an autopsy and toxicology report r…
