Arrest made in shooting that prompted New Mexico 911 dispatcher to resign
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a drive-by shooting that made headlines after it was revealed that an emergency services dispatcher had hung up on a teenage girl who was tryin…
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.
More than a thousand mourn Texas teen fatally shot by officer
ARLINGTON Texas (Reuters) – More than 1,000 mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for Christian Taylor, an unarmed 19-year-old African American fatally shot by a white officer in Texas in an incident that raised fresh attention of police treatment of…
Suspected Connecticut bank robber shot by police after chase
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A suspected bank robber shot by police after a high-speed chase that spanned several Connecticut towns is in critical condition at a hospital in the state capital of Hartford, officials said Saturday.
Glitch that canceled more than 400 U.S. flights is fixed – FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disrupted air travel along the heavily populated U.S. East Coast was resuming normal operations on Saturday after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it had fixed an automation problem at an air traffic center that led …
Despite White House lobbying, Senator Flake opposes Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Jeff Flake announced his opposition on Saturday to the nuclear deal with Iran despite White House lobbying to try to convince the Arizona Republican to break from others in his party and back the accord when U.S. law…
Two parachutists injured at Chicago Air & Water Show
(Reuters) – Two parachutists performing in a Chicago air show were injured on Saturday, one of them critically, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Seven pedestrians hit by vehicle in downtown Los Angeles
(Reuters) – Seven pedestrians were injured on Saturday when they were hit by the same vehicle in downtown Los Angeles in two incidents a block apart, authorities said.
After legal battle, Lee Harvey Oswald gravestone returns to Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas man won a long battle to retrieve a notorious piece of U.S. history, the gravestone of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, which came back to Texas this week from a small-town Illinois museum after a years of legal fights.
New Orleans Walmart evacuated due to armed suspect
(Reuters) – A New Orleans Walmart store was evacuated on Saturday when someone with a gun walked into the store, but a SWAT team search did not find the suspect, police said.
