Heavy rains flood Baltimore suburb, homes damaged
(Reuters) – Heavy rains caused waist-deep flooding on Saturday night in a suburb of Baltimore, damaging homes and businesses and pushing cars through the streets, an official said.
Daredevil completes first of its kind jump without a parachute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A daredevil skydiver on Saturday became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California, a spokesman said.
New Hampshire Powerball ticket matches winning numbers for $487 million jackpot
(Reuters) – A Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched the winning numbers for the game’s jackpot of $487 million in a drawing on Saturday that marked the eighth-biggest lottery prize ever in the United States, a lottery official said.
Wind shift expected to help suppress deadly California wildfire
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (Reuters) – A deadly wildfire near California’s Big Sur coast raged mostly unchecked for a ninth day after gutting nearly 60 dwellings and forcing hundreds from homes and campgrounds, but a wind shift late on Saturday was expe…
Three Chicago police officers relieved of duty after fatal shooting
(Reuters) – Three Chicago police officers have been stripped of their law enforcement authority for their roles in the fatal shooting this week of a young black man who was found to have died of a bullet wound to the back, authorities said on Saturday….
Fatal shooting of San Diego cop not immediately linked to ambushes
(Reuters) – A shooting that killed one San Diego police officer and wounded another does not appear related to the deadly ambush attacks on law enforcement this month in Texas and Louisiana, the city’s police chief said on Saturday.
Three shot dead at Seattle-area house party
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and another injured in a shooting at a house party in Mukilteo overnight, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle, officials said.
Oregon parolee robs Wyoming bank to go back to prison – court papers
(Reuters) – A parolee from Oregon robbed a Wyoming bank then offered the stolen cash to passersby while waiting for police to arrest her because she wanted to go back to prison, court documents showed on Friday.
Minnesota judge denies claims of 29 would-be heirs to Prince estate
(Reuters) – A Minnesota judge has excluded nearly 30 would-be heirs from the estate of the late pop star Prince, bolstering the inheritance claims of the performer’s sister and surviving half-siblings, probate court records released on Friday showed.
Accused gunman charged in fatal San Diego police shooting
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A man suspected of opening fire on two San Diego police officers, killing one and severely wounding the other, has been arrested and charged with murder after a gunfight that left the accused gunman hospitalized, police said on Fr…
