Gulf waterway near Houston partly reopened after barge accident
(Reuters) – A section of a key Gulf Coast waterway has been reopened to one-way traffic after being shut due to a barge collision on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Oregon teen lauded after saving elderly woman from burning car
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon teen who punched out the window of a burning car at a gas station to save an elderly woman over the weekend was “nothing short of heroic,” fire officials said on Monday. 
Colorado cinema gunman’s teacher recalls bright, popular boy
DENVER (Reuters) – The fifth-grade teacher of Colorado theater gunman James Holmes on Monday described his former pupil as a popular, bright student in testimony which defense lawyers hope will spare the convicted mass murderer from execution.
Georgia man who defended himself convicted of killing Athens policeman
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man who is believed to be the first in the state to defend himself in a capital case was found guilty on Monday of murder in the fatal shooting an Athens police officer and wounding another in 2011.
Judge sets civil contempt hearings against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A judge on Monday rejected a bid to put on hold a racial profiling case against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, and scheduled hearings in September on civil contempt charges against him.
Tennessee rampage suspect went to Qatar in 2014: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man suspected of killing five members of the U.S. military in Tennessee last week was in Qatar at least once during a 2014 trip to the Middle East, according to two U.S. government sources who said reasons for the stopover we…
Clinton’s capital gains tax plan aims at long-term investment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton’s proposed plan to overhaul capital gains taxes aims to foster long-term growth by taxing some short-term investments at higher rates, an aide for her campaign said on Monday.
Washington state woman kills husband, infant son; wounds self: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state woman who said she shot dead her husband and infant son and then wounded herself is likely to be charged with first-degree murder, police said on Monday.
Two Gawker editors resign over objections to story’s removal
(Reuters) – Two editors at Gawker resigned on Monday in protest at the online media group’s decision to pull a story about a married male media executive seeking to pay for sex with a gay escort.
Dutch-Turkish man appears in U.S. court on terrorism charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Dutch-Turkish national accused of raising funds and recruiting in Europe for an Islamist militant group active in Afghanistan has been extradited to the United States and charged with terrorism offenses, the U.S. Justice Depart…
