U.S. training of Syria rebel fighters expands to Turkey: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has started training Syrian opposition fighters in Turkey to combat Islamic State, an expected expansion of a program that first launched in Jordan weeks ago, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.
Photo of Chicago police officers posing over black man as hunted animal released: newspaper
(Reuters) – A photo of two white Chicago police officers holding rifles and posing over a black man wearing antlers like an animal killed on a hunt was released by an Illinois court, the Chicago Tribune reported on Wednesday.
Hundreds evacuated in Texas after storms leave at least 15 dead
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been killed in weather-related incidents this week, including six i…
Wife of California sheriff convicted of domestic abuse to open play
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The wife of the San Francisco sheriff convicted of domestic abuse in a scandal that rocked the department is set to star in a one-woman play that allows her to tell the story as she saw it.
California man drowns swimming across pond with rock: newspaper
SAN FRANCISC0 (Reuters) – A man drowned on his 21st birthday after attempting to swim across a pond in northern California while carrying a 10-pound (4.5 kg) rock, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.
Globs of oil wash ashore on southern California beach
(Reuters) – Local and federal officials are investigating globs of oil washed up on a southern California beach on Wednesday, officials said.
Mississippi police dog saves deputy ambushed by two men
(Reuters) – A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who was ambushed by two men along a remote stretch of highway, then choked and carried toward woodland, was rescued by his canine partner who chased off the attackers, an official said on Wednesday.
Obama administration will not seek Supreme Court stay on immigration action block
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an appellate court ruling that President Barack Obama’s move to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation should remain on hold, a spokesman sai…
At least three injured after tornado hits Texas gas drilling rig
(Reuters) – At least three people were injured on Wednesday when a tornado hit a natural gas drilling rig in northern Texas, the Hemphill County sheriff and a hospital official said.
Man arrested in massive downtown Los Angeles arson case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 56-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a massive fire that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles and damaged three nearby buildings, police said on Wed…
