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.
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.
Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would increase fees on some Mexican visas and all border crossing cards as part of a broader plan to force Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border.
U.S. civil rights leader Julian Bond dies at 75
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights leader and former head of the NAACP Julian Bond, who emerged as one of the pre-eminent student activists in America’s turbulent 1960s, died on Saturday aged 75.
Firefighters battle blazes in U.S. Northwest and California
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Wildfires have destroyed 50 homes in north central Idaho while a fire in north-central Washington had nearly doubled in size by Sunday, fire officials said.
Pencils down: More U.S. colleges drop standardized tests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hey, high schoolers, scared of bombing on the SATs and not getting into college? Don’t worry, a growing number of U.S. schools are scrapping standardized test scores as part of admission.
Subject of California manhunt killed by deputies
(Reuters) – A man suspected of murder, taking three hostages and shooting two deputies in central California late last month was killed by law enforcement officers after a manhunt in remote, rugged terrain, officials said on Sunday.
Three injured after balloon crashes in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – Three people were injured – one critically – when their hot-air balloon blew onto power lines after landing in rural southern Pennsylvania, police said on Sunday.
Clinton emails should also be reviewed by inspector general: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s private email server should be examined by the U.S. intelligence watchdog after the FBI finishes reviewing any classified information on it, a Republican lawmaker said on Sunday.
U.S. military cancels hearing for September 11 suspects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has canceled a pretrial hearing for suspects in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a military spokesman said on Sunday, in another setback for the government in its efforts to try the five men being held at Guantanamo….
