‘The Wire’ actor Pierce arrested after scuffle over Democratic politics: TMZ
(Reuters) – Actor Wendell Pierce was arrested in Atlanta at the weekend and charged with battery, according to court records, over what TMZ website said was an altercation sparked by differences over the U.S. presidential race.
Trump aide dismisses audio tape as Democrats raise character issue
WASHINGTON, 2016 – A top aide to Donald Trump said on Sunday he did not believe the Republican presidential front-runner posed as his own spokesman to brag about his personal life, a controversy that came as Democrats sharpen their attacks on the billi…
Trump, Biden attend same Pennsylvania college graduation
(Reuters) – Presidential politics crept into the graduation ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Joe Biden in attendance to cheer on family members.
Stunt pilot dies in fiery Georgia air show crash
(Reuters) – A stunt pilot died on Saturday when his plane crashed to the ground in a fiery ball at an air show at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport in Georgia, video taken by spectators showed.
Texas rollover bus crash kills eight, injures dozens
(Reuters) – Eight people were killed and about 40 others were injured when a charter bus rolled over on a Texas highway on Saturday morning, a state official said.
Facebook’s Sandberg speaks about husband’s death, ‘brutality of loss’
BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) – Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg spoke publicly for the first time on Saturday about what she has learned from the sudden death of her husband a year ago, during a commencement speech for students at the University of Cali…
Climate activists in New York, Washington state protest fossil fuels
(Reuters) – Hundreds of climate change activists in Washington state and New York mobilized on Saturday as part of a global protest against fossil fuels, event organizers said.
Chicago mayor to replace police review board with more independent watchdog
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to scrap a police review board and replace it with a more independent and better-funded watchdog to investigate police shootings and other misconduct cases, he wrote in a newspaper column.
Top U.S. auctioneers refused to sell gun from Trayvon Martin shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two of America’s leading auctioneers of guns said they refused on ethical grounds to handle the sale of the 9 mm pistol that George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Limo goes up in flames but students still find their way to the prom
(Reuters) – A group of Boston-area high school students have an indelible prom night memory after their limousine caught on fire on the way to the dance.
