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….
One dead after small plane crashes onto train track in New York
(Reuters) – One person is dead and one hospitalized after a small plane crashed onto railroad tracks on Long Island in New York State on Sunday, authorities said.
Milwaukee Brewers minor-league baseball player comes out as gay: report
(Reuters) – A first baseman for the minor league Helena Brewers, a rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, has come out publicly as gay, a first for an active player connected with Major League Baseball, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel n…
Biden calls Chattanooga shooter a ‘perverted jihadist’ during memorial
(Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called the man who fatally shot four U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor a “perverted jihadist” during a eulogy for the servicemen at a memorial in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
