New Mexico power plant evacuated after suspicious devices found
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – A large coal-fired power plant in northwest New Mexico was evacuated on Monday after three suspicious devices were found nearby, a day after explosive devices were detonated outside two churches in the southern part of the…
Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner
(Reuters) – The coroner investigating the death of Samuel DuBose, who was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer earlier this month, said on Monday that a bottle found in his car marked as gin held fragrance, not an alcoholic beverag…
Seattle aims to clamp down on indoor smoking lounges after violence
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle wants to close about a dozen water pipe smoking lounges linked to three homicides and other violence over the past year and a half, the city’s mayor said on Monday.
Man admits placing bomb outside Colorado Springs NAACP office
DENVER (Reuters) – A 44-year man charged with setting off a pipe bomb in January outside the building that housed the Colorado Springs chapter of the civil rights organization NAACP pleaded guilty on Monday to arson and a weapons charge, prosecutors sa…
Suspected killer of Memphis officer surrenders after manhunt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer in Memphis over the weekend surrendered to authorities on Monday after an extensive manhunt and being placed on the state’s most-wanted fugitives list, the sheriff’s offi…
House ethics panel to investigate Philadelphia’s Fattah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives ethics committee said on Monday it
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recen…
Arizona man says he beheaded wife ‘to get the evil out’: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man who admitted to decapitating his wife and her two dogs in a bloody incident last month in Phoenix told authorities he was attempting “to get the evil out” of her, according to court documents released on Monday.
Football analyst James says he was fired for opposition to gay marriage
DALLAS (Reuters) – Former college football broadcaster Craig James filed suit on Monday in Dallas saying he was fired from his job by Fox Sports Southwest due to his stated opposition to same-sex marriage.
Detroit boy, three, fatally shot by 11-year-old brother: report
(Reuters) – A 3-year-old Detroit boy was fatally shot by his 11-year-old brother on Monday afternoon while the two played with a gun in their backyard, The Detroit News reported.
