South Carolina governor calls for Confederate flag’s removal
CHARLESTON/COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday called on lawmakers to take down the Confederate battle flag in the state capital, a week after a white gunman allegedly shot dead nine black worshipers at a historic c…
Three men convicted in parachute jump from New York’s 1 World Trade Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men who jumped with parachutes from the top of One World Trade Center were convicted of criminal charges on Monday in their plunge from America’s tallest building.
U.S. Supreme Court rules government must compensate farmers over raisin program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of husband-and-wife farmers in California who had been left with nothing but sour grapes by a Depression-era federal program requiring raisin producers to put aside some of their cr…
Florida man who flew gyrocopter to U.S. Capitol rejects plea deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds rejected a plea deal on Monday that would likely involve jail time, prosecutors said.
Massachusetts launches plan to counter heroin epidemic
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker unveiled a $27 million plan on Monday to increase the state’s capacity to treat drug addicts and reduce the stigma around addiction, as the United States battles a surge in heroin and opioid use.
Convicted killer Jodi Arias ordered to pay $30,000 to victim’s family
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday ordered convicted murderer Jodi Arias to pay about $30,000 to the family of the ex-boyfriend she shot and stabbed to death in 2008, court officials said.
Former ‘Star Wars’ child actor arrested after high-speed chase
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former child actor who most notably played a young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s “Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” was arrested in South Carolina after leading police on a high-speed chase.
Protesters block Louisville police station over union letter
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Dozens of demonstrators forced the temporary closure of the Louisville Metro Police headquarters on Monday afternoon in a protest that sought the firing of the local police union leader for his reaction to an officer-involve…
Obama to give eulogy at funeral for pastor killed in Charleston: local media
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at the funeral services for Clementa Pinckney, a pastor and state lawmaker killed in last week’s deadly church shooting in Charleston, The Post and Courier newspaper reported on Monday.
Hunt for NY escapees focuses on burglarized cabin 20 miles from prison
CADYVILLE, N.Y. (Reuters) – The 2-week-old search for two escaped murderers focused on a rural area about 20 miles away from the upstate New York prison they fled, authorities said on Monday, after evidence reportedly showed the pair had been inside a …
