California wildfire jumps containment line, threatens forest homes
(Reuters) – A wildfire raging in California’s Kings Canyon National Park crossed a containment line over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of about 20 homes and prompting concern that the blaze will continue to spread, authorities said.
Kansas jury weighs death penalty for Jewish center killer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A Kansas jury was deliberating Tuesday over whether a Missouri white supremacist should be sentenced to death in the killings of three people outside two Jewish centers in April 2014.
Survivor of on-air TV shooting in Virginia leaves hospital
(Reuters) – The survivor of the on-air shooting in Virginia that left two television journalists dead has been released from the hospital, spokesmen said on Tuesday.
Police search for body of U.S. teacher killed in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Police in Nepal were searching a river on Tuesday for the body of an American woman who had traveled there to help earthquake victims and was killed for her money, an officer said.
Ohio hospital separates Ugandan conjoined twins
(Reuters) – Conjoined 11-month-old twin girls were successfully separated after a 16-hour surgery last week in a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the hospital said in a statement on Tuesday.
Police investigate Texas football players who blindsided official
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas police have launched a criminal investigation into an incident in which two high school football players crashed into a referee from behind during a game, officials said on Tuesday.
Puerto Rico stability plan to be made public Wednesday: Gov office
(Reuters) – A plan to turn around indebted U.S. territory Puerto Rico will be delivered to its governor on Tuesday and made public on Wednesday, according to a statement from the governor’s chief of staff Victor Suarez.
Goodell denies connection between ‘Deflategate’ and ‘Spygate’
(Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied on Tuesday a report that he came down hard on the New England Patriots over “Deflategate” because the league was light-handed in dealing with the team over the so-called Spygate scandal in 2007.
Oil train risks affect many U.S. schools, group says
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. schools sit along rail corridors used to carry toxic substances such as crude oil and would be at risk in the event of a derailment, an environmental group said on Tuesday as it called for a temporary halt on oil t…
As Pope visit nears, U.S. Catholic Church faces financial strain
BOSTON (Reuters) – When Pope Francis makes his first visit to the United States this month he will face a national Catholic Church whose finances are staggering under a shrinking membership and huge payouts to sex-abuse victims, threatening to undermin…
