U.S. road travel rose by 3.2 percent in June vs year earlier: DOT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. drivers logged 3.2 percent more miles in June than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a monthly report on Monday.
Milwaukee police shooting videos will not yet be released: official
(Reuters) – Milwaukee police body camera videos of an officer’s fatal shooting of a black man on Aug. 13 will be not be released until an investigation is completed, Wisconsin’s top law enforcement official said on Monday.
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.
