Storms kill 15 in Texas, Oklahoma; Houston flooded
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Torrential rains have killed at least 15 people in Texas and Oklahoma, including three in Houston where floods turned streets into rivers and led to about 1,000 calls for help in the fourth-most populous U.S. city, officials said on…
Colorado movie gunman wrote of ‘obsession to kill’ since childhood
CENTENNIAL, Colo., (Reuters) – Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes wrote in a notebook he sent to his psychiatrist prior to opening fire in a suburban theater that he had harbored an “obsession to kill” since childhood, a police officer testified at hi…
California man dies on visit to Grand Canyon, cause unknown
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An 82-year-old California man has died of undetermined causes while visiting the Grand Canyon National Park during the busy Memorial Day weekend, a park official said on Tuesday.
Cleveland agrees to limit police use of force after shootings
WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Cleveland police department has agreed to train officers to minimize racial bias and the use of excessive force in a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice after a pattern of abuses was detailed in a report last y…
Yemen man pleads guilty to al Qaeda scheme to kill U.S. military
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Yemeni man who prosecutors said was a member of al Qaeda and engaged in attacks against U.S. military forces stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to kill Americans overseas.
Small plane found wrecked in Grand Canyon, may be from 2011
(Reuters) – A single-engine plane has been found wrecked in a remote area of the Grand Canyon, its lone occupant long dead, and authorities said on Tuesday they believe the crash may date back to 2011.
Silk Road drug site staff member avoids further U.S. prison time
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Australian man who moderated the discussion forums on the underground drug website Silk Road was sentenced to time served on Tuesday after already being in custody for 17 months.
Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama’s immigration action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation was dealt another setback on Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court refused to lift a block put in place by 26 states that argued Obama overs…
Data thieves gain access to 100,000 U.S. taxpayers’ information: IRS
(Reuters) – Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed Americ…
Nebraska governor vetoes death penalty repeal in face of likely override
(Reuters) – Nebraska’s governor on Tuesday vetoed a bill to repeal the death penalty, although lawmakers backing the measure have enough votes to override it.
