Washington mayor backs police chief after union’s no-confidence vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser vowed support for the U.S. capital’s police chief on Monday after a police union voted that it had no confidence in her amid a sharp upturn in killings.
Texas secessionists launch petition drive for vote to break away
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A group called the Texas Nationalist Movement fanned out to 31 cities across Texas this weekend trying to gather the 75,000 signatures they say they need to get the question of the state’s secession from the United States on the primary ballot next spring.
Texas teen dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection
(Reuters) – A Texas teenager who contracted a rare brain-eating disease after swimming in a lake about 70 miles (110 km) north of Houston has died, according to his family and local media.
Five more California inmates diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease
(Reuters) – Five more California inmates have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease at San Quentin State Prison, as officials work to determine the source of the outbreak and minimize its spread, the state corrections department said on Sunday.
Obama changing name of Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America’s tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McK…
University of Texas moves statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis
(Reuters) – The statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was moved from its prominent place on the University of Texas campus in Austin on Sunday, according to footage published on social media and by local Austin American-Statesman newspaper.
Hurricane Ignacio weakens, forecast to just miss Hawaii
(Reuters) – Ignacio lessened in intensity but was still a major Category 3 hurricane as it blew across the Pacific on a route likely to bypass Hawaii on Monday, the U.S. Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.
Man falls 40 feet to death at Atlanta baseball stadium
(Reuters) – A 60-year-old man plunged headfirst to his death from the upper deck of a baseball stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, brushing past wires holding a protective net, according to police and witnesses.
Man faces capital murder charge in killing of Houston deputy
(Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man who will be charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of a deputy at a suburban Houston gas station, a killing the sheriff tied to anger against police.
Suspect in Houston officer shooting to appear in court Monday
(Reuters) – A 30-year-old Houston man with an extensive criminal history is expected to appear in court on Monday charged with capital murder of a police officer, an incident the local sheriff tied to the “Black Lives Matter” campaign against police vi…
