Chicago schools chief resigns amid federal probe
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett has resigned amid a federal probe into a contract the district awarded to her previous employer, the mayor’s office said on Monday.
Texas high school football stadium that cost $60 million to reopen after repairs
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One of the most expensive U.S. high school football stadiums ever built is set to reopen this month after undergoing millions of dollars of repairs to fix structural problems that had made it unsafe, officials in the Dallas su…
Georgia man kills two in liquor store, dies in police shootout
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man killed two people in a liquor store over the weekend and then shot and injured his parents before he was shot dead by police, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. top court declines request to revive Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact an appeals court ruling from last year that struck down an Arizona law that denied bail to illegal immigrants charged with certain felonies.
Earthquake hits off Oregon coast
(Reuters) – An earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Florida insurance industry in better shape to face hurricane season
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season opens on Monday, and a combination of a forecast for fewer-than-average storms and the highest level ever of financial resources on hand in Florida to pay claims may help homeowners and busin…
Senate lets NSA spy program lapse, at least for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The legal authority for U.S. spy agencies’ collection of Americans’ phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the Senate failed to pass legislation extending their powers.
A tranquil Muslim hamlet in the Catskills – until the attack plot
ISLAMBERG, New York (Reuters) – Just beyond the gated entrance to the tiny Catskills community of Holy Islamberg, population 200, cows graze and ducks glide on a tranquil pond. Modest houses of wood and cinder block sit along the hamlet’s single thorou…
Texas welcomes sunshine after days of floods that killed 25
DALLAS/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Sunshine and drier weather were forecast for most of flood-weary Texas after days of heavy rain, giving swollen rivers a chance to recede and relief workers and residents time to assess the damage and start a massive clea…
Car crashes into Los Angeles airport terminal, three hurt
(Reuters) – A car crashed into a terminal building at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, injuring the two occupants and a child pedestrian, a fire official said.
