Woman rescued from Oregon mountain after husband plunges to death
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A woman who spent the night nearly 9,000 feet (2,743 meters) up Mount Jefferson in Oregon after her husband fell into a crevasse and died was air-lifted off the volcano on Monday, authorities said. 
Four men charged in shooting of Minnesota protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Four men were charged on Monday in connection with the shooting of five protesters near the site of a demonstration outside a Minneapolis police station over the police killing of a black man earlier this month.
Thanksgiving White House fence jumper pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Connecticut man charged with jumping a White House fence on Thanksgiving while wearing an American flag pleaded not guilty on Monday to a federal misdemeanor charge of illegally entering restricted grounds.
Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appear…
U.S. offers reward for guns stolen from Massachusetts Army center
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday it was offering a $15,000 reward for tips leading to the recovery of six handguns stolen from a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Massachusetts earlier this month.
Rice University opts out of Texas ‘campus carry’ gun law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Rice University, one of the most prestigious private colleges in Texas, said on Monday it would opt out of a law due to go into effect next year that allows people with licenses for concealed handguns to bring them on campus.
Philippine court to rule if U.S. Marine guilty of murder
MANILA (Reuters) – A court in the Philippines will decide on Tuesday whether a U.S. Marine is guilty of murder in the killing of a transgender woman, a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in the poor Southeast Asian count…
First police trial in Freddie Gray killing begins with jury selection
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the April death of a black man from an injury in police custody that set off rioting in Baltimore and inflamed the U.S. debate on race and …
U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travelers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they tra…
Colorado Springs hospital on lockdown: report
(Reuters) – A hospital in Colorado Springs where several of the wounded from the Planned Parenthood shooting were treated was placed on lockdown on Monday, local television station KKTV reported, citing police.
