Maryland town ravaged by deadly flood braces for more rain
(Reuters) – More rain was expected to hit a central Maryland town on Monday after flooding that inundated its historic downtown and killed at least two people over the weekend, as crews began the task of cleaning up the wreckage, government officials s…
California firefighters struggle to slow Big Sur blaze
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters struggled on Sunday to slow a deadly wildfire that has raged for 10 days near California’s Big Sur coast, destroying dozens of homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents and campers, aut…
Gloria DeHaven, perky star of 1940s-50s Hollywood musicals, dies at age 91
Gloria DeHaven, the perky singing actress who starred in a parade of breezy Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and 1950s and gave Frank Sinatra his first big-screen kiss, has died at age 91, her agent said on Monday.
Gunman in Austin kills one woman, wounds three: officials
(Reuters) – A gunman killed a woman and seriously wounded three others in Austin early on Sunday when he shot into a crowd leaving nightclubs in the Texas capital’s downtown area, police said.
Two dead as flood tears through Maryland downtown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flooding from torrential rain killed two people in Ellicott City, Maryland, with floodwaters washing through the U.S. town’s historic downtown, collapsing a street and sweeping away cars, officials said on Sunday.
Federal team begins probe of deadly Texas balloon crash
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – U.S. safety investigators in central Texas began gathering evidence on Sunday into what caused the crash of a hot air balloon that killed 16 people after it hit a power line and plummeted to the ground in flames.
More locally transmitted Zika in U.S. expected: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States will likely see more cases of local Zika virus transmission going forward, a U.S. health official warned on Sunday, although it is unlikely to turn into a broader situation as seen in Brazil or Puerto Rico.
Guns and memory of mass shooting collide at Texas campus
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Half a century ago, a sniper perched on a University of Texas tower unleashed a killing spree that left 16 dead, and for the first time since then the school will hold an official memorial for an event that shocked the nation….
Fiery crash of hot air balloon kills 16 in central Texas
LOCKHART, Texas (Reuters) – A hot air balloon burst into flames over central Texas on Saturday after apparently striking power lines and plunged into a field, killing all 16 people aboard in one of the deadliest such accidents on record, police and eye…
Opponents target North Carolina transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – For 20-year-old Payton McGarry, a transgender man and college student, the North Carolina law barring him from using public bathrooms consistent with his gender identity means a routine part of life now dictates his day….
