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.
New York police say assailants chanted ‘ISIS’ while beating man
(Reuters) – New York City police were investigating on Sunday an assault on a man who was pummeled by suspects shouting “ISIS, ISIS,” leaving him with bruises on his head and face, authorities said.
Arkansas governor wants Civil War icon separated from MLK holiday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil War Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee will share a common holiday on Monday in three southern states, but perhaps for the final time in one of them, Arkansa…
Obama unveils wage insurance plan to spur job seekers
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday laid out a plan to help support the income of workers who lose their jobs and end up in lower paying positions, as part of a push to get unemployed Americans back to work.
California officials delay plans to mitigate massive gas leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California air quality officials on Saturday delayed plans to capture and burn off natural gas leaking from an underground well near an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood, citing the possible risk of a fire.
Baby born in Hawaii with brain damage confirmed to have Zika infection
(Reuters) – A baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Oahu, Hawaii, was infected by the Zika virus, U.S. health officials confirmed on Saturday, apparently the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in a birth on U.S. soil.
Chicago police called to testify in black teen’s death – media
(Reuters) – Nearly two-dozen Chicago police officers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer in October 2014, the Chicago Tribune reported on Saturday.
