Trial opens for white supremacist charged in Kansas killings
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a Missouri white supremacist charged with murdering three people in a shooting spree outside two Kansas City-area Jewish centers in April 2014.
Army parachutist dies after collision at Chicago air show
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army parachutist died on Sunday, a day after he was involved in a mid-air collision with another parachutist during a Chicago air show, local media reported.
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake jolts San Francisco Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake on Monday morning, the United States Geological Survey reported, although there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
Boyfriend of Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter charged with her murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The live-in boyfriend of actor Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter was charged on Monday with her murder, police said.
Eying 2016, Republicans hail ‘historic’ Washington state tuition cuts
SEATTLE (Reuters) – With his parents out of work and an office job paying his bills, college junior Shane Bang remembers the anxiety he felt when his younger brother told his family he was headed to University of Washington in the fall.
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement officials with public health workers in an effort to emphasize treatment rather than prosecution of addicts,…
Four killed in a two-plane collision near San Diego
(Reuters) – Four people were killed on Sunday morning when two small planes collided in mid-air about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown San Diego, authorities said.
Software upgrade may have caused 400 U.S. flight cancellations: FAA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Sunday that a software upgrade at an air traffic center in Leesburg, Virginia, may have led to more than 440 flights getting canceled on the heavily populated U.S. East Coast o…
Bird flu aftershocks to drive U.S. turkey, egg prices higher
(Reuters) – Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers’ efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation’s worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
Granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman stabbed to death
(Reuters) – Actor Morgan Freeman on Sunday announced the death of his granddaughter, Edena Hines, 33, who New York City police said was found fatally stabbed near her residence.
