At least four die as floods hit U.S. south, thousands of homes damaged
(Reuters) – Several people were killed after drenching thunderstorms moved through Louisiana and Mississippi at the weekend, triggering flooding across the lower Mississippi valley, authorities said.
Obama’s prisoner clemency plan faltering as cases pile up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In April 2014, the administration of President Barack Obama announced the most ambitious clemency program in 40 years, inviting thousands of jailed drug offenders and other convicts to seek early release and urging lawyers across…
Plaintiffs face critical legal tests in GM ignition-switch cases
NEW YORK (Reuters) – People suing General Motors Co over a faulty ignition switch will get two chances in a Manhattan court this week to argue that the U.S. automaker should be held accountable for injuries, deaths and lost vehicle value.
Snowmobiler suspected in Iditarod attacks appears in court
(Reuters) – A 26-year-old man arrested in connection with snowmobile attacks on two musher teams in Alaska’s Iditarod dog sled race appeared in court via video on Sunday after reportedly admitting he was heavily drunk at the time of the incident.
Maryland police officer slain in ambush, two suspects arrested
LANDOVER, Md. (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on a police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Sunday, killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack before the assailant and a second suspect were arrested.
Second body recovered after tugboat collision at New York bridge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second body was recovered in the Hudson River on Sunday a day after a tugboat collided with a barge and sank at the Tappan Zee Bridge, where a new span north of New York City is under construction, authorities said.
Texas festival apologizes after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
(Reuters) – Organizers of the South by Southwest (SXSW) arts festival said on Sunday they apologized to U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad after a volunteer said she must remove her Muslim headcovering to receive credentials to the event in Austin, Texas.
Sled dog killed in apparent snowmobile ‘attacks’ at Alaska’s Iditarod
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska State Troopers on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with attacks on two musher teams taking part in the Iditarod dog sled race that killed at least one dog and injured three others.
U.S. police escape federal charges in 96 percent of rights cases: newspaper
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against law enforcement officers in the United States facing allegations of civil rights violations in 96 percent of such cases between 1995 and 2015, according to an investigation by the Pittsb…
One dead, two missing after tugboat hits barge at New York bridge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tugboat crew member died and two were missing on Saturday after the vessel collided with a barge and sank in the Hudson River under the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City, authorities said.
