Former contestant from Mexico’s ‘The Voice’ dies of gunshot wounds
(Reuters) – A one-time finalist on the Mexican version of the TV singing competition “The Voice” died on Saturday two days after being shot in Chicago.
Southern California wildfire spreads as blazes hit parched states
(Reuters) – A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds spread in southern California on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes as the blaze formed destructive columns of flames known as fire tornadoes.
Ex-Vanderbilt football player found guilty in rape trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee jury found a former Vanderbilt University football player guilty on Saturday for the June 2013 rape of an unconscious female student in a case drawing national attention to sexual assaults on college campuses.
Family of U.S. boy killed by alligator ‘overwhelmed’ by support
(Reuters) – The parents of a 2-year-old boy snatched away and drowned by an alligator in Florida have been “overwhelmed with the support and love” that have poured in since the tragedy captured national attention, the family said in a statement on Satu…
Obama extols U.S. national parks in picture-perfect social media moments
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (Reuters) – The moon was just rising over Half Dome, the setting sun reflected off its sheer granite face, as President Barack Obama and his family landed by helicopter in a meadow, the knee-high grass waving wildly while…
Anti-oil protesters arrested for blocking trains in Washington state
(Reuters) – Police arrested 21 protesters on Saturday for blocking BNSF Railway Co. [BNISF.UL] freight trains in Vancouver, Washington, on a line that transports oil and coal in the Northwest, protesters and a railroad spokesman said.
Ex-housekeeper, attorneys accused of trying to extort Waffle House chairman
(Reuters) – An ex-housekeeper for the chairman of Waffle House and two of her attorneys have been indicted in Georgia on charges they conspired to extort the executive during a four-year legal battle over secretly recorded video of sexual encounters.
U.S. advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after Orlando shooting
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showin…
Democrats’ new line on gun control: Do it for national security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats pushing for gun curbs after the latest mass shooting in the United States are co-opting a Republican mantra to build public support and defang opposition: it’s time to get tough on national security.
Chelsea Clinton announces birth of son, her second child
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Clinton, daughter of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, announced on Saturday the birth of her second child with husband Marc Mezvinsky.
