Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was released from a hospital in Maine on Sunday after being treated for a broken bone in his neck, spokesman Jim McGrath said according to USA Today.
Chattanooga stirs U.S. Muslims’ concerns about radicalization
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Addressing his congregation on the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, Imam Mohamed Abdul-Azeez implored worshipers to combat Muslim extremism in the aftermath of a shooting rampage that killed five servic…
Bill Cosby testified he was adept at picking up on romantic cues: New York Times
(Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby, who faces accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted women in incidents dating back years, described himself in a deposition from a decade ago as adept at picking up on cues about sex, the New York Times reporte…
Four bodies, including children, found in Chicago house: police
(Reuters) – The decomposing bodies of a woman and three children have been discovered in a home on Chicago’s South Side, police and local media said on Sunday.
Five bodies found inside northern California house: police
(Reuters) – Five bodies, including those of three children, were found inside a home in Modesto, California on Saturday and police said they had identified a person of interest in connection with the deaths.
Four women killed as limo struck by truck on Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four women were killed and several were injured on Saturday when the limousine they were riding in was struck broadside by a pickup truck on Long Island’s East End, media reported, citing police and witnesses.
Before Tennessee rampage, suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Hours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five U.S. servicemen, the suspected gunman texted a close friend a link to an Islamic verse that included the line: “Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have …
Flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – At least five people were arrested on Saturday as white-supremacist and African-American groups clashed outside the South Carolina State House, where the Confederate battle flag was removed last week after a half-century, aut…
California brush fire forces evacuation of more than 300 campers
(Reuters) – Dozens of children were among more than 300 people evacuated from campgrounds early on Saturday as firefighters battled brush fires burning in Southern California’s drought-parched foothills, fire officials said.
At least six U.S. states move to arm National Guard offices
(Reuters) – The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on Saturday ordered National Guard members at offices and other facilities to be armed in the wake of attacks that left five servicemen dead in Tennessee.
