Pro-gun group stages fake shooting in Texas to push firearm rights
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Pro-gun advocates doused fake victims with fake blood outside the University of Texas on Saturday in what they called a theatrical event to show the need for firearms on campus.
Alaska’s Aleutian Islands braced for powerful storm
(Reuters) – An intense low-pressure storm system packing strong winds and massive waves is expected to move over the Bering Sea and through the Aleutian Islands of Alaska this weekend, weather forecasters said on Saturday.
California arson arrest connected to mosque fire: paper
COACHELLA, Calif. (Reuters) – A 23-year-old man was in jail on Saturday on suspicion of arson and carrying out a hate crime, online jail records showed, an arrest that the Los Angeles Times reported was in connection with a fire at a Southern Californi…
Saudi Prince Alwaleed calls Trump a disgrace
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace to the United States following his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and demanded the Republican front-runner withdraw from the U.S. presiden…
Colorado ACLU official resigns after suggesting Trump supporters be shot
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said on Friday it had accepted the resignation of a co-chair who came under criticism for a Facebook post that said people who insist on voting for Donald Trump should be told they will be shot…
Naughty or nice, SantaCon revelers descend on New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of merrymakers dressed like Santa Claus and his elves assembled in a Brooklyn park on Saturday morning to begin the annual pub crawl known as SantaCon, a Yuletide rite with a reputation for inspiring bad behavior among the…
Mississippi man charged with murdering two policemen found dead in jail
(Reuters) – A Mississippi man charged with shooting and killing two police officers in May was found unresponsive in his jail cell and later was pronounced dead, a sheriff’s office official said on Saturday.
Houston goes to polls to elect new mayor
(Reuters) – Voters in Houston, the fourth most-populous U.S. city, went to the polls on Saturday to elect a mayor with Sylvester Turner, a veteran lawmaker seeking to expand economic opportunities, facing Bill King, a businessman pledging to fix city f…
Exclusive: Trump lead among Republicans undiminished in first poll after Muslim comments
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump held onto his commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House after his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States was condemned worldwide, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first n…
Key Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre
(Reuters) – Nine days after 14 people were shot dead in California by a married couple the FBI says were inspired by Islamic extremism, the Republican chairman of a key U.S. Senate panel demanded the Justice Department on Friday turn over much of the e…
