Reports of gunfire trigger pandemonium at North Carolina mall
(Reuters) – Multiple reports of gunfire sent a crowded mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, into chaos on Saturday, and several people were injured trying to flee the shopping center, police said.
U.S. Democrat Pelosi gets ‘obscene and sick’ calls after hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with “obscene and sick” calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia posted personal contact information online for her and hundreds of ot…
Ohio fugitives arrested after killing of New Mexico officer
(Reuters) – Two men accused of aggravated murder in Ohio have been arrested in southern New Mexico, and one has been charged with shooting and killing a local police officer during a traffic stop, officials said on Saturday.
Liz Cheney’s Wyoming campaign backed by big names, bigger money
CODY, Wyo. (Reuters) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s eldest daughter, bouncing back from an aborted 2014 U.S. Senate bid, heads into a crowded primary race next week for Wyoming’s lone seat in the House of Representatives buoyed by big-name Repub…
Death toll in Virginia plane crash climbs to six
(Reuters) – Six people, including three members of an Indiana family and a German exchange student, were killed on Friday when their small plane plowed into a line of trees after an aborted landing at a northern Virginia airport, authorities said on Sa…
Florida woman’s hand almost bitten off by alligator
(Reuters) – A woman who reached into the water to retrieve an empty soda can while visiting the Florida Everglades was attacked by an alligator that nearly bit her hand off, state wildlife officials said on Saturday.
Conviction overturned for case spotlighted in ‘Making a Murderer’
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday overturned the murder conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television documentary “Making a Mur…
California man gets life in prison for slaying of Saudi student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for fatally stabbing an engineering student from Saudia Arabia who the killer met after the victim posted an online ad to sell his car two years ago, prosecutor…
California burglars caught passed out in their car at crime scene
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Note to burglars — don’t fall asleep outside the place you just burglarized with your vehicle full of the loot.
Former L.A. County sheriff pleads not guilty to new federal charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he sought to obstruct a federal corruption probe that overshadowed the final years of his tenure as chief custodian of the nation’s largest count…
