Seattle’s beloved, gross gum wall gets a wash after 20 years
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s “gum wall,” on which tourists and locals visiting Pike Place Market have mashed more than 1 million pieces of old chewing gum, began getting a deep clean on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years, drawing an outpouring of …
New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint, 77, dies in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Allen Toussaint, one of the legendary names of New Orleans music, has died in Madrid at the age of 77.
U.S. arrests white supremacists over plot to attack black churches, synagogues
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested two white supremacists in Virginia who were planning to attack black churches and Jewish synagogues with guns and bombs, authorities said on Tuesday.
Texas grand jury hears testimony in deadly Waco biker fight
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury began reviewing evidence on Tuesday in the May shootout among rival bikers that left nine dead, led to mass arrests and spurred accusations among those taken into custody of authorities overstepping their bounds.
Step father sentenced to 30 years over New Mexico boy’s death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – A New Mexico man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for not doing enough to help his 9-year-old step son who police said was kicked to death by the boy’s mother two years ago.
At least two dead in Ohio after business jet hits buildings
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The pilot and co-pilot of a business jet died after their plane, possibly with passengers on board, hit two residential buildings while approaching an Akron, Ohio, airport on Tuesday afternoon, local media and authorities said.
Navy veteran swimming the Mississippi River to honor fallen comrades
VICKSBURG, Miss. (Reuters) – Navy combat veteran Chris Ring says some people call him crazy for attempting to become the first American to swim the length of the Mississippi River.
Suspect in shooting of Texas judge arrested on separate charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man being questioned by police in connection with the shooting of a Texas judge is being held on a separate murder charge in Houston, Austin police said on Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Carter responding well to cancer treatment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is responding well to cancer treatment and there is no evidence of new malignancy, the Carter Center said on Tuesday.
Obama nominates new chief for hacked U.S. personnel agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Beth Cobert to head the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. federal agency that has been under intense public and congressional scrutiny since a hack on its computer systems affect…
