Clinton unveils gun control plan during Monday campaign stop
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday that, if elected, she would use the power of her office to curb gun violence if necessary.
Supreme Court denies appeal seeking return of Jim Thorpe’s remains
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Native American nation and legendary athlete Jim Thorpe’s surviving sons to have his remains moved from Pennsylvania to tribal lands in his home state of Oklahoma.
Weapons common on Oregon college campus despite ‘gun-free zone’
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – When a gunman killed eight students and a teacher at an Oregon college last week, he also revived a debate on the need to change firearm laws and whether the school’s “gun-free zone” policy only made it easier for him.
South Carolina hit by torrential rainfall, eight dead
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Torrential rainfall that South Carolina’s governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas.
Oregon town residents seek solace in church after college massacre
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – Grieving residents of an Oregon town reeling from a burst of gun violence that left 10 people dead sought solace in church services on Sunday, still bewildered by the massacre and disturbing details coming to light.
Gunman in Oregon college massacre committed suicide
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – The gunman who killed his English professor and eight others at an Oregon community college committed suicide after a shootout with police who arrived within five minutes and exchanged fire with him almost immediately, author…
Clinton to outline gun control plan during Monday campaign stops
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will outline specific steps she would take to curb gun violence if elected during scheduled campaign stops in New Hampshire on Monday.
Obama administration moving to create two marine sanctuaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration will announce steps on Monday to create marine sanctuaries in Maryland and Wisconsin and will take further action to combat illegal fishing, the White House said.
Debris appears to belong to cargo ship missing in Bahamas
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams on Sunday located debris appearing to belong to the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing in the eye of Hurricane Joaquin with 33 mostly American crew members aboard more than three days ago, the …
UAW ratifies labor agreement with Deere & Co
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union informed Deere & Co its members ratified a six-year labor agreement, the union said on Sunday.
