U.S. marks MLK holiday with speeches, service, Oscar boycott
ATLANTA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama packed books for schoolchildren on Monday to commemorate slain civil rights leader the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and King’s daughter said his dream of equality had yet to be realized.
Iraq searching for three U.S. citizens reportedly abducted
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces in Baghdad were hunting for three U.S. citizens who Iraqi lawmakers said on Monday had been kidnapped, which, if confirmed, would make them the first Americans abducted in the country since U.S. troops withdrew in 20…
‘American Pie’ singer Don McLean arrested for domestic violence
(Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Don McLean, best known for his 1971 hit “American Pie,” was arrested in Maine on Monday and charged with domestic violence, a jail spokesman said.
Obama declares emergency in Michigan over bad water: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid for state and local response efforts in the county where the city of Flint has been contending with lead-contaminated drink…
Utah police officer shot dead, another wounded during foot chase
(Reuters) – A police officer was shot dead and another was wounded on Sunday by a suspect during a foot chase after a car crash outside of Salt Lake City, police said.
Family of man killed by Ohio college police officer gets $4.85 million in settlement
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The family of a black Ohio man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop will receive $4.85 million and free college tuition for his 12 children in a settlement, attorneys said Monday.
Ohio officer dead; man accused of hunting police in custody
(Reuters) – A man accused of hunting police officers was in custody on Monday after an officer in the central Ohio village of Danville was found dead, his gun and cruiser missing, Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer said.
Thousands brave cold to attend Chicago anti-abortion march
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thousands braved bitter cold temperatures for a “March for Life” in downtown Chicago on Sunday, five days before the 43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
Two grandparents die, four children injured in Florida storms
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Two grandparents were killed and four children injured in Florida early on Sunday when severe storms gusted in from the Gulf of Mexico, spinning off at least two tornadoes, local officials and the National Weather Service said.
Marine Corps lists identities of 12 missing in Hawaii chopper collision
(Reuters) – The U.S. Marines Corps released the identities of 12 Marines missing at sea after two helicopters collided near the island of Oahu in Hawaii on Thursday night.
