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.
Deadly crash at Oklahoma parade was like bomb, witness says
STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) – A man who was watching the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade when a car plowed into a crowd and killed four people said the crash sounded like a bomb went off, transforming a festive mood into one of horror.
Largest U.S. refineries unaffected by heavy Gulf Coast rain
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Operations at the largest two U.S. refineries were unaffected by heavy rains along the Texas Gulf Coast over the weekend, representatives for the plants said on Sunday.
NYC police find gun believed used in officer’s slaying
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police divers have found a gun in the Harlem River off Manhattan authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of an officer last week, police said on Sunday.
Four women killed in Nebraska crash when SUV swerves to avoid deer
(Reuters) – Four women with ties to Creighton University in Nebraska were killed when their compact SUV swerved to avoid a deer and crossed the centerline on a state highway, where it was struck broadside by a mid-sized SUV, police said on Sunday.
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.
