Michigan woman pleads not guilty of murder of newborn sealed in plastic
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan woman pleaded not guilty on Monday at her arraignment on charges of first degree murder in the death of her newborn son, who was found sealed in a plastic bag and stored in a tote near her desk in March.
Fans welcome return of Blue Bell ice cream to Texas, Alabama
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Fans of Blue Bell ice cream celebrated the return of the popular brand on Monday in parts of Texas and Alabama, four months after it was withdrawn from the market after being linked to cases of Listeria, three of them fatal.
Milwaukee mayor wants to outfit all patrol officers with body cameras
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Milwaukee may soon become one of the largest cities in the United States to outfit all of its patrol officers with body cameras under a proposal by Mayor Tom Barrett.
Obama to test wilderness skills on Bear Grylls TV show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will test his wilderness survival skills with an appearance on the television show “Running Wild” in an Alaska adventure that will air later this year, the network NBC said on Monday.
Obama changing name of Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America’s tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McK…
Investigators probe baseball fan’s death from fall at Atlanta game
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 60-year-old man who plummeted to his death from the upper deck of the Atlanta Braves’ baseball stadium on Saturday died of blunt force trauma, a medical investigator said Monday, but the cause of his fall has not been determined.
Washington mayor backs police chief after union’s no-confidence vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser vowed support for the U.S. capital’s police chief on Monday after a police union voted that it had no confidence in her amid a sharp upturn in killings.
Texas secessionists launch petition drive for vote to break away
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A group called the Texas Nationalist Movement fanned out to 31 cities across Texas this weekend trying to gather the 75,000 signatures they say they need to get the question of the state’s secession from the United States on the primary ballot next spring.
Texas teen dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection
(Reuters) – A Texas teenager who contracted a rare brain-eating disease after swimming in a lake about 70 miles (110 km) north of Houston has died, according to his family and local media.
Five more California inmates diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease
(Reuters) – Five more California inmates have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease at San Quentin State Prison, as officials work to determine the source of the outbreak and minimize its spread, the state corrections department said on Sunday.
