UAE woman executed for killing American teacher
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates executed a UAE woman convicted of terrorism early on Monday after the militant-inspired killing of an American kindergarten teacher in December 2014, the state news agency WAM reported.
Oklahoma woman named Miss USA; Trump a no-show
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, capping weeks of controversy in the run-up to the annual beauty pageant after its co-owner Donald Trump made incendiary remarks about Mexican immigrants while announcing his run for p…
Gunman killed after ambushing police near Chicago, second man found dead
(Reuters) – A man who opened fire on police with a shotgun was killed as two officers returned fire at a suburban Chicago home where two more people were found to have been shot earlier, one of them fatally, police said.
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…
