Wildfires in Washington state threaten homes, prompt evacuations
(Reuters) – Two lightning-sparked wildfires roared largely unchecked for a third day on Sunday in north-central Washington state, threatening more than two dozen homes and prompting the evacuation of about 300 dwellings, officials said.
Buffalo Bills offensive coach arrested in Florida beach chair fracas
(Reuters) – A member of the Buffalo Bills coaching staff was arrested early Sunday in a seaside Florida community after he was accused of punching a boy in the face and threatening to kill the youth’s family in an altercation over beach chairs, accordi…
Confederate flag supporters rise up to defend embattled symbol
OCALA, Fla. (Reuters) – An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South pick…
Father of missing California baby named ‘person of interest’ by police
(Reuters) – Authorities searched on Sunday in the Redding, California area for a missing 6-month-old girl, and for her father who police described as a person of interest in her disappearance.
Chicago rapper Capo, baby killed in gang-related incident: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago rapper Capo, a member of Chief Keef’s “Glo Gang,” has died in a gang-related shooting over the weekend that also resulted in the death of a baby boy who was struck by a vehicle fleeing the scene, the Chicago Sun-Times report…
Busy Rhode Island beach reopened a day after explosion
(Reuters) – A busy beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island was reopened on Sunday, a day after a small explosion that injured a woman, a state official said.
U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas
BASTROP, Texas (Reuters) – To hear the conspiracy theorists tell it, a labyrinth of tunnels is being built under Walmart stores for military attacks on civilians, and an orchestrated financial crisis will lead to martial law, U.S. troops patrolling cha…
Los Angeles sheriff relieves jail employees of duty over inmate neglect complaint
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has relieved 10 jail employees of duty and reassigned others over an inmate’s complaint that he was denied food for more than a day, the sheriff said in a statement on Saturday.
NAACP votes to end boycott of South Carolina over Confederate flag
(Reuters) – The national board of directors of prominent U.S. civil rights group the NAACP voted on Saturday to end its 15-year boycott of South Carolina prompted by the display of the Confederate battle flag on state capitol grounds.
Three on United flight to Washington hospitalized after turbulence
(Reuters) – A passenger and two flight attendants on a United Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, were transported to a hospital on Saturday after the plane encountered turbulence during its approach to Washington Dulles International Airport, …
