Bomber killed, two police wounded in blast outside U.S. consulate in Jeddah
RIYADH (Reuters) – A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia’s second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the king…
Father of toddler killed at Disney resort says two alligators were involved
(Reuters) – The distraught father of a 2-year-old boy dragged off and killed by an alligator at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida last month has said he was attacked by a second alligator as he fought to save his son.
It wouldn’t be the 4th of July without Willie Nelson’s moveable ‘picnic’
AUSTIN, Texas – It is an on again, occasionally off again American tradition from the 1970s that has filled football stadiums and sun-baked Texas ranches, with one constant – country music legend Willie Nelson celebrating Independence Day with a music-…
Muslim doctor shot near Houston mosque on way to prayer
(Reuters) – A Muslim doctor headed for morning prayers on Sunday at a Houston mosque was shot in an attacked by three men, police said. The motive for the attack was unclear, but comes a day after another Muslim man was beaten outside a Florida mosque….
Tourist badly hurt by blast from homemade firework in New York’s Central Park
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 19-year-old tourist in Manhattan’s Central Park suffered a severe foot wound on Sunday after an apparent homemade firework exploded when he jumped off a rock and stepped on the device, authorities said.
California wildfire prompts new round of evacuations
(Reuters) – A new wildfire burning through bone-dry grass, shrub and timber has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in a mountain community in central California and more houses could be in the inferno’s path, fire officials said on Saturday.
Californians seek pot of gold in marijuana legalization
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There is no guarantee California will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but political operative and father of four Daniel Conway has already staked his future on it.
Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque attended by Orlando gunman
(Reuters) – A Muslim man was beaten on Saturday outside a Florida mosque attended by the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub, though authorities and a Muslim civil rights group differed as to whether the attack was racially motivated.
Tennessee mother charged after four children stabbed dead
(Reuters) – A Tennessee woman was charged on Saturday in the stabbing deaths of her four children under the age of five, the Shelby County sheriff said.
Hundreds evacuated in Detroit suburb after gas explosion
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were briefly evacuated from their homes in the Michigan town of Melvindale on Saturday morning after a car hit a natural gas main at a DTE Energy facility and caused an explosion and fire, police said.
