Mountain goat drowns trying to escape photo-taking crowd in Alaska
(Reuters) – A mountain goat drowned after photo-taking onlookers crowded the wild animal at a boat harbor in Seward, Alaska, and it leaped from rocks into the ocean, an official said on Tuesday.
California couple claim $528 million Powerball jackpot prize
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A couple has come forward to claim their $528 million prize from a record-setting Powerball jackpot, more than six months after they bought their winning ticket in Chino Hills, California, lottery officials said in a statement o…
Guard, inmate killed in elevator shaft fall at Pennsylvania prison: media
(Reuters) – A guard and an inmate at a Pennsylvania prison died after falling five stories down an elevator shaft following an altercation, media reported.
In some U.S. cities, police push back against ‘open-carry’ gun laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tents, ladders, coolers, canned goods, tennis balls and bicycle locks are banned in the area surrounding the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Trump’s wife seeks to soften his image at raucous Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s wife Melania, in her first major political speech on Monday, portrayed her husband as a talented, compassionate and unrelenting leader who would unify rather than divide the country if elected to the White House.
Protesters face off in downtown Cleveland, separated by police
(Reuters) – Protesters for and against Trump faced off in a plaza a few blocks from the site of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on Monday, shouting slogans at each other but avoiding physical confrontation.
Three U.S. states plan lawsuits over Volkswagen diesel pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. states plan to unveil new lawsuits against Volkswagen AG on Tuesday tied to the automaker’s sale of diesel vehicles with emissions-cheating software, even after they announced settlements with the German automaker in …
N.Y. man gets year in prison for Maxim magazine deal fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of a former United Parcel Service Inc executive was sentenced on Monday to a year in prison for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme in which he impersonated his successful father to raise money to buy the men’s magazine Maxim…
Obama awards Medal of Honor to U.S. veteran of Vietnam War
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. commendation for valor, on Monday to retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles for saving the lives of 44 soldiers and crew men during a battle in the Vietnam W…
U.S. police deaths build momentum for law to treat attacks as hate crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Congress returns in September from a summer recess, it is expected to consider legislation called the Blue Lives Matter Act that would make killing a police officer a hate crime, a step first taken by Louisiana earl…
