Mourning shooting victims, Charleston anguishes over ‘freshness of death’
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston for an emotional memorial service on Sunday just days after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old whit…
Hunt for escaped convicts heats up near New York-Pennsylvania line
(Reuters) – Hundreds of law enforcement officers stepped up their hunt in western New York state for two convicted murderers who escaped from an upstate prison more than two weeks ago, as another possible sighting of the men was reported in a new searc…
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of New Orleans policeman
(Reuters) – New Orleans police said on Sunday they had arrested a man suspected of shooting dead a city police officer who was transporting him to jail a day earlier.
Freak accident with marble slab kills New Jersey teenager
(Reuters) – A New Jersey teenager died in a freak accident when he became wedged between large slabs of granite and marble outside a countertop store not far from his home, according to local news reports.
Police converge on NY towns where escaped prisoners said sighted
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (Reuters) – Heavily-armed police converged on towns in western New York state on Saturday to investigate possible sightings of two convicted murderers who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago, police said.
U.S. evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriage
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule by the end of the month on whether same-sex marriage is legal, many Christian evangelicals say they would refuse to obey a decision allowing gay unions.
Tensions build as Supreme Court readies blockbuster rulings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tensions are building inside and outside the white marble facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building as the nine justices prepare to issue major rulings on gay marriage and President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by the end of the…
Appeals process for flood insurance claims needs work: Senate probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S. Senate staffers…
New Orleans policeman shot and killed while transporting suspect
(Reuters) – A suspect shot and killed a New Orleans police officer who was transporting him to jail on Saturday, officials said, adding that a manhunt was underway for the suspect who escaped the police vehicle, which crashed into a utility pole.
Ten shot, one killed, at Detroit block party: report
(Reuters) – Ten people were shot, one of them fatally, at a block party in Detroit on Saturday, the Detroit Free Press reported on its web site.
