One dead, 15 injured in bus crash near Washington: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One Chinese tourist was killed and 15 people were injured on Tuesday when a shuttle-bus overturned on a highway in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported.
Ex-Michigan lawmaker to stand trial; charges dismissed against another
(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against a former state representative, while ruling another lawmaker should stand trial after he tried to hide their extramarital affair, according to a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman.
Arizona woman charged with killing her three sons, youngest two months
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona mother who prosecutors say stabbed her three young sons to death and stashed their bodies in a bedroom closet in her north Phoenix home has been indicted on murder charges, according to an indictment made public on Tuesda…
Obama, Clinton scold Trump over proposed Muslim ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic President Barack Obama denounced Donald Trump for his proposed U.S. ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday, joining Hillary Clinton in portraying the Republican presidential candidate as unfit for the White House.
Armed man arrested en route to L.A. gay pride event charged
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Indiana man who was arrested on his way to a Los Angeles-area gay pride parade after police said they found guns and bomb-making chemicals in his car was charged on Tuesday with unlawful possession of an assault we…
U.S. court backs landmark Obama internet equal-access rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld the Obama administration’s landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to web content on Tuesday, dealing a blow to big cable and mobile phone com…
Police fatally shoot armed hostage-taker at Texas Walmart
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An armed man was fatally shot by police after holding two people hostage in an Amarillo, Texas, Walmart store on Tuesday in an incident law enforcement described as workplace violence.
Buffett says anonymous woman wins $3.46 million charity auction for lunch
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett on Tuesday said the anonymous bidder who agreed last week at an annual charity auction to pay $3,456,789 to have lunch with him, matching the previous record high, is a woman.
Tight security planned for Charleston shooting anniversary events
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Security will be high at events in Charleston commemorating a mass shooting at an African-American church in which nine people died a year ago this week, police said on Tuesday.
Over $5.3 million raised for Orlando club shooting victims
(Reuters) – Corporate and individual donors have given more than $5.3 million to help victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida by a gunman who killed 49 people and wounded 53, organizers of fundraising drives said on Tuesday.
