Texas governor says deadly flooding is worst ever seen
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday described the flash flooding that had killed at least three people in his state as “a relentless wall of water that mowed down huge trees like they were grass.”
Obama heralds first U.S. Memorial Day without ground war in 14 years
ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama heralded the first U.S. Memorial Day in 14 years without a major ground war in an annual ceremony of remembrance on Monday for fallen American forces.
Business at the high end is grand for Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warning bells have sounded on the health of golf, from lower participation and course closures to environmental demands for reduced water use, but billionaire Donald Trump says business at the high end is grand.
Bears release McDonald amid domestic violence arrest
(Reuters) – The Chicago Bears have released Ray McDonald after the defensive tackle was arrested on Monday for misdemeanor domestic violence and child endangerment charges.
Plane safe? Hacker case points to deeper cyber issues
(Reuters) – Security researcher Chris Roberts made headlines last month when he was hauled off a plane in New York by the FBI and accused of hacking into flight controls via his underseat entertainment unit.
Cleveland, U.S. Justice Department reach settlement over police: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cleveland has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Three hurt as waterspout sends bouncy house flying at Florida beach
(Reuters) – A waterspout touched down on Florida’s Fort Lauderdale beach amid a Memorial Day crowd on Monday, lifting an inflatable bouncy house into the air and injuring three children, police said.
Thousands of bikers gather in Washington to honor vets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One week after a gathering of biker gangs in Texas that resulted in nine deaths and 170 arrests, thousands of motorcycle riders roared into the nation’s capital Sunday to honor military veterans, prisoners of war and soldiers mis…
Two dead as south-central U.S. storms force evacuations
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two people were killed in flash flooding and severe storms in Texas and Oklahoma that forced evacuations and rooftop rescues and left thousands without power, officials said on Sunday.
John Nash, mathematician who inspired ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ killed in car crash
(Reuters) – Mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner whose longtime struggle with mental illness inspired the movie “A Beautiful Mind”, was killed in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey, state police said on Sunday.
