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….
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…
