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…
Firefighters largely control California blaze as other fire threatens historic mansion
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded on Saturday, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castl…
Thirteen people wounded in shooting at Connecticut house party
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thirteen people were shot and wounded when at least two shooters fired into a house party from a neighboring backyard in Bridgeport, Connecticut, early on Sunday, local police said.
Texas appeals court halts execution of man who did not kill anyone
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday halted an execution planned for next week of a man convicted as an accomplice to a murder he did not commit in a case that raised questions about how the state applies the death pe…
New law cuts English language requirement for NYC cab drivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The average New York City taxi driver may still be sassy, but will not be required to speak English any longer.
Debris piles mark the start of long road to recovery in flooded Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Renee Deal still hopes to salvage the wedding photo album placed out to dry on Saturday in the carport of her flood-ravaged house in southern Louisiana.
Ex-U.S. Navy SEAL author agrees to pay $6.8 million to government: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Navy SEAL who wrote a book about the daring operation on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan has agreed to forfeit $6.8 million in book royalties and speaking fees, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing f…
