Children entering U.S. illegally up in August: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About double the number of Central American children entered the United States illegally in August compared to a year ago, surprising the Obama administration which had been touting a downward trend over the past year.
Man charged with murdering four family members in California in 1999
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of killing his father, stepmother and two half-brothers in 1999, when he was 16, has been charged with their murders after being extradited back to the United States from Guatemala, prosecutors said on Monday.
Colorado man guilty of shoving wife to death in national park
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal jury convicted a Colorado man on Monday for killing his wife by pushing her off a cliff in a national park three years ago in order to collect $4.5 million in life insurance.
Texas family arrested for painting own truck with racial message: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas family has been arrested for painting profanities and racially charged slogans on their pickup truck and falsely claiming others had done so, police said on Monday.
Republican Walker exits 2016 presidential race
(Reuters) – Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to a candidate struggling to raise money and his profile.
Majority of U.S. residents have positive view of Pope Francis: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A narrow majority of Americans have a positive view of Pope Francis, who makes his first visit to the United States this week, with more than one of four neutral on the Roman Catholic pontiff, according to a poll released on Mond…
Firefighters make headway against latest deadly California blaze
(Reuters) – Firefighters have gained significant ground against the latest deadly blaze to inflict mounting property losses in California while chasing thousands of residents from their homes in a wildfire season shaping as one of the worst on record.
Nearly a quarter of U.S. female undergraduates victims of sexual attacks: survey
(Reuters) – More than 23 percent of female undergraduate students said they were victims of sexual assault or unwanted kissing and touching, according to one of the largest surveys on sexual violence at U.S. college campuses.
Pittsburgh hospital looks for mold source after three deaths
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pittsburgh hospital is working to find and eradicate the source of a rare mold that may have contributed to the deaths of three transplant patients and left a fourth person in “guarded condition,” a hospital spokeswoman said on…
Florida ‘flakka’ importer pleads guilty as feds battle drug’s spread
MIAMI (Reuters) – A South Florida woman pleaded guilty in a West Palm Beach federal court on Monday to conspiring to import the drug alpha-PVP, also known as “flakka,” part of a major law enforcement crackdown against mail-order synthetic drugs from Ch…
