Alaska man crashes plane during flyover of daughter’s wedding reception
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – An Alaska man flying over his daughter’s weekend wedding reception died when the plane crashed after its landing gear struck trees, state police said.
Co-founder of music streaming site Grooveshark found dead at Florida home
(Reuters) – Joshua Greenberg, the 28-year-old co-founder of the music streaming website Grooveshark, was found dead in his home in Gainesville, Florida, over the weekend, police said on Monday.
McCain urges Trump to apologize to U.S. military families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator John McCain urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday to apologize to U.S. military families for saying prisoners of war are not heroes, in his first direct response to Trump’s remarks.
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.
