Hundreds of Americans wash up illegally in Canada after river party
TORONTO (Reuters) – About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued from the water when strong rains and winds sent them illegally into Canadian territory, the country’s coast guard said on Mon…
GM asks judge to throw out ignition switch case over ‘fabricated’ key
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Monday asked a Texas judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal 2011 crash blamed on a faulty ignition switch, accusing plaintiffs and their lawyers of fabricating evidence about the vehicle’s key during the ongoing trial.
New York grand jury charges man with murder of Muslim cleric
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City grand jury on Monday indicted a Brooklyn man who is accused of fatally shooting a Muslim cleric and his assistant this month after they left a mosque in Queens.
Virginia governor restores voting rights to 13,000 felons
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has restored voting rights to almost 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis after the state Supreme Court blocked his wider clemency effort, he said on Monday.
U.S. road travel rose by 3.2 percent in June vs year earlier: DOT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. drivers logged 3.2 percent more miles in June than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a monthly report on Monday.
Milwaukee police shooting videos will not yet be released: official
(Reuters) – Milwaukee police body camera videos of an officer’s fatal shooting of a black man on Aug. 13 will be not be released until an investigation is completed, Wisconsin’s top law enforcement official said on Monday.
Man charged in possible murder of five-year-old Minnesota girl
(Reuters) – Police in Minnesota arrested a man on probable cause of murder and kidnapping after a 5-year-old girl was found dead near his family’s cabin, authorities said.
Five die as airborne car hits two others on Long Island highway
(Reuters) – Five people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed on Sunday when a car driver lost control and his vehicle became airborne, striking two cars traveling in the opposite direction on the Long Island Expressway, police said.
Suspect in Alabama quintuple murder kidnapped girlfriend: police
(Reuters) – A 27-year-old Mississippi man murdered five people, including a pregnant woman, at a home in rural Alabama early on Saturday before kidnapping his estranged girlfriend and a 3-month-old, authorities said on Sunday.
Health official warns Zika could spread across U.S. Gulf
(Reuters) – One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami B…
