In Dallas, police serve as ‘glorified social workers’ to solve city’s ills
DALLAS, August 15 (Reuters) – Antoinette Brown begged, in her final words, “somebody help me.” Then she was mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs.
Texas woman arrested in murder of two children found under home
(Reuters) – A 30-year-old Texas woman was in custody on murder charges after the bodies of her two young children were found hidden under a neighbor’s home, police said on Monday.
Disaster declared for Louisiana floods that have killed five
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration on Sunday for flood-ravaged Louisiana, where at least five people have died and emergency crews have rescued more than 20,000 people stranded by unprecedented floodi…
Search at New York’s JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A preliminary investigation found no evidence of gunfire in a terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, despite earlier reports of shots being heard, the airport’s operator said.
Washington Monument closes after elevator breaks down again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Monument closed on Sunday when the elevator in the marble obelisk failed for the second time this weekend, the latest in a string of problems for the system, a spokesman said.
Bangladesh officials to meet Fed, U.S. investigators over heist: sources
(Reuters) – A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice this week in New York in connection with the cyber theft of $81 million from the Sout…
‘Unprecedented’ flooding slams U.S. Gulf Coast; at least three dead
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Torrential rainfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast has caused “unprecedented” flooding in parts of Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Saturday, while claiming at least three lives.
Fourth body found at site of Maryland apartment blast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Another body has been found after an explosion and fire ripped through at a Maryland apartment complex outside Washington, D.C. last week, bringing the total of known deaths to four with eight people still missing, authorities said…
U.S. police officer killed in Georgia responding to emergency call
(Reuters) – A police officer was fatally shot while responding to a call about a suspicious person near an intersection in southern Georgia, police said on Sunday.
Sunoco Logistics sees no impact to Texas terminal ops
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire on Friday night that injured seven workers had no significant impact on operations at Sunoco Logistics’ giant crude oil terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, a company spokesman said on Saturday.
