Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more U.S. citizens have been confirmed killed in last week’s Brussels suicide bombings, a State Department official said on Sunday, bringing the death toll for Americans to four.
Chicago mayor rejects board’s picks for police chief
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rejected three finalists for the job of police superintendent, his office said on Sunday, and local media said he would appoint a veteran black officer in the interim to lead a force rocked by charges …
Chicago teenager who appeared in anti-violence video wounded by gunfire
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago teenager who appeared in an award-winning anti-violence video was in critical condition in a hospital on Sunday after he was shot in the back by a stray bullet near his home on Chicago’s West Side, police and local media s…
Easter snow helps U.S. firefighters slowly contain prairie wildfire
(Reuters) – A wildfire that has scorched hundreds of thousands acres of prairie and ranch land in Kansas and Oklahoma since last week was slowly being contained, authorities said on Sunday, with a rare Easter snowfall providing some help to fire-fighti…
Four killed in crash of medical helicopter in Alabama
(Reuters) – Four people, including a patient who was being airlifted from the scene of a car accident, were killed on Saturday when a medical services helicopter crashed in Alabama, authorities said.
American Airlines co-pilot arrested at Detroit airport for drinking
(Reuters) – An unidentified American Airlines co-pilot was arrested on Saturday at a Detroit airport terminal on suspicion of drinking before his scheduled flight to Philadelphia, officials said.
One person dead, police officer shot, wounded in Florida incident
(Reuters) – One person was shot and killed and a police officer was wounded on Saturday during an altercation in a parking lot at a hotel in Tampa, Florida, authorities said.
U.S. wildlife agency questioned on estimate of Oregon standoff costs
(Reuters) – An attorney for a leader of the recent 41-day armed protest at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Saturday questioned the $6 million price tag cited by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for dealing with the occupation.
Black Hawk helicopters aid crews fighting Kansas wildfire
(Reuters) – Black Hawk helicopters dumped buckets of water on an immense wildfire raging across Kansas and Oklahoma on Saturday, helping firefighters to get an edge on a blaze that has destroyed hundreds of square miles of ranch land, officials said.
Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
