Tensions over big-game hunting rekindled with Florida bear hunt
TAMPA/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s first bear hunt in two decades opens on Saturday, joining other states that have loosened restrictions on hunting large predators, to the dismay of animal rights activists who see them as “trophy hunts.”
In Hurricane Patricia’s wake, heavy rains move toward Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia converged with a second storm system, but the area that is home to more than six million people and the center of the U.S. refinery industry…
Timberwolves coach Saunders dies at age 60
(Reuters) – Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and head coach Flip Saunders has died at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Sunday.
New York man killed mother, kept body in motel for weeks: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York authorities have arrested a man accused of strangling his mother and keeping her body in a motel room for seven weeks before driving to South Carolina and dumping her remains in an isolated area, police said on Sunday.
Trick or Trump: The Donald, Pizza Rat among top Halloween costumes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When a Donald Trump look-alike and a faux Caitlyn Jenner ring the doorbell on Halloween night, they may solicit a piece of candy but the treat they really seek is recognition.
Car slams into crowd at Oklahoma parade; four killed
STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) – A car with a suspected drunk driver at the wheel barreled into crowds watching a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities said.
Car slams into crowd at Oklahoma parade; four killed, dozens injured
STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) – A car with a suspected drunk driver at the wheel barreled into crowds watching a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities said.
Texas deluged by rain as Patricia’s remnants head toward Gulf
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Heavy rains fueled by the remnants of Hurricane Patricia inundated many parts of Texas on Saturday, triggering flash floods, derailing a freight train and forcing evacuations in at least one county, officials said.
Misshapen budget priorities take center stage in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) – To see the fickle fiscal state of affairs in cash-strapped Illinois, you need look no further than how the musical acts Styx, Sammy Hagar and Hank Williams Jr got paid for performing at the state fair in August, but the woman who sculpted the event’s life-sized butter cow did not.
Judge dismisses Wikimedia lawsuit over NSA surveillance – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs, the Baltimore Sun reported.
