Bear attacks teen in Smoky Mountains park, trail closures ordered
(Reuters) – Several trails and campsites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed on Monday after a 16-year-old Ohio boy who was camping at the park in North Carolina was injured in a black bear attack this weekend, the park said.
Montana father kills family, burns home in murder-suicide – police
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana father shot and killed his wife and three young children, then set fire to the family’s rural cabin before committing suicide, local police said on Monday.
Pennsylvania lawmaker pleads guilty in state corruption probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A third Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of accepting funds for political favors pleaded guilty on Monday to corruption charges as a result of a controversial sting operation that netted only black suspects, according to local media r…
NFL’s Patriots cut Spikes amid accident investigation
(Reuters) – New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes, being investigated for possible involvement in a hit-and-run accident, was released by the team on Monday, less than a month after it signed him.
Obama: No reason for Supreme Court to overturn healthcare law
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that he was confident the Supreme Court would not rule against his healthcare law, describing it as an “easy case” that should never have been taken up by the court.
Fed’s Kocherlakota to take Univ. of Rochester job from Jan 2016
(Reuters) – Narayana Kocherlakota, the Federal Reserve’s most dovish policymaker, will take a job as a professor of economics at the University of Rochester starting Jan. 1, 2016, he said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. justices reject Maine challenge to Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S Supreme Court on Monday rejected the state of Maine’s bid to revive its plan to trim some young people from its Medicaid rolls.
Alaska moose, protective of her calves, injures campers
JUNEAU (Reuters) – A protective female moose with two young calves has injured at least three campers, one of them severely, within a 10-day span at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, park officials said.
Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas-area policeman has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced in social media that showed him throwing a bathing-suit clad girl to the ground and drawing a gun on another at a pool party disturbance, o…
Michigan boy, 15, completes 57-mile walk with brother on his back
DETROIT (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Michigan boy on Sunday completed a three-day, 57-mile walk across the state, carrying his younger brother on his back, as part of a campaign to raise awareness for Cerebral Palsy.
