New Mexico man kills friend to stop him becoming ‘zombie’: police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – A New Mexico man who had been watching the hit TV series “The Walking Dead” beat his friend to death because he believed the victim was turning into a zombie, police said on Monday.
University of Mississippi lowers state flag with Confederate banner
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – The University of Mississippi stopped flying the state flag on its campus on Monday after students and faculty demanded the removal of the banner, whose design incorporates a Confederate battle image that has come under attac…
Pennsylvania couple accused of starving son to death due in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The trial of a Pennsylvania couple accused of letting their 9-year-old disabled son starve to death and of nearly doing the same to a disabled daughter is due to start on Monday, but a prosecutor said jury selection had been…
Man accused of killing four at Texas SXSW festival heads to trial
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Jury selection started on Monday in the murder trial of a Texas man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin last year, killing four people and injuring nearly two dozen.
Guantanamo judge rejects 9/11 defense conflict of interest claim
FORT MEADE, Md. – A Guantanamo Bay judge on Monday rejected claims by lawyers for a Yemeni Sept. 11 suspect that a U.S. government investigation of the attorneys had created an ethical conflict of interest for them.
U.S. union, GM reach tentative agreement on labor contract
DETROIT (Reuters) – Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co reached a tentative agreement on undisclosed terms for a new four-year labor contract, averting a threatened strike, the union said late on Sunday night.
Massachusetts police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts police were searching on Monday for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian as he attempted to cross a busy highway north of Boston late on Sunday.
Prosecution of U.S. police for killings surges to highest in decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. police officers charged in fatal shootings has hit the highest level in a decade in 2015, new research shows, driven by greater scrutiny over use of deadly force.
In Hurricane Patricia’s wake, torrential rains move into Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Torrential rainstorms battered Louisiana on Sunday, leaving thousands without power, after pounding southeastern Texas as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia converged with a second storm.
Man shoots mother dead, commits suicide at New Jersey care home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man shot and killed his mother at a New Jersey assisted living facility on Sunday before committing suicide, authorities said.
