Two dead as deadly weather soaks south-central U.S., forces evacuations
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two people were killed and three others were missing on Sunday in flash flooding and severe storms in Texas and Oklahoma that forced evacuations and rooftop rescues and left thousands without power.
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.
New Orleans housing police officer shot dead in patrol car
(Reuters) – A New Orleans housing authority police officer was found shot to death as he sat inside a patrol car near a construction site, officials said on Sunday, in a fresh reminder of the dangers of working in law enforcement in the United States.
Quirky Chicago judge helps put accused felons back on track
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The judge is singing again. Now she’s growling. Now she’s shaking her black hair and laughing a sinister laugh. Now she encourages the public in the courtroom to chant with her: “I’m gonna lock you up, I’m gonna lock you up.”
Cleveland police say 71 people arrested overnight in protests
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Some 71 people were arrested in Cleveland overnight during protests that flared after a police officer was found not guilty in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman following a high-speed car chase in 2012, polic…
Cleveland protests erupt after officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police officer was found not guilty on Saturday in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman after a high-speed car chase in 2012, one in a series of cases that have raised questions over police conduct a…
Drenching rains force scores of rescues in Oklahoma City
(Reuters) – More than 70 people were rescued on Saturday after severe storms soaked Oklahoma during a month of record rainfall, authorities said.
After bruising safety crisis, U.S. car watchdog shows its bite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new boss – a testimony to his credentials as a safety expert and a hardening of the administration’s policy after a wav…
Motorist arrested for killing Colorado cadet, injuring officer: police
LONGMONT, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado State Patrol cadet was killed and his training officer critically injured on Saturday when a motorist they tried to stop struck them with his car, authorities said.
San Francisco police keep eye out for missing ‘Eyeball’ mask
SEATTLE (Reuters) – San Francisco police have asked people to be on the lookout for a valuable mask depicting an eyeball wearing a top hat, an artifact made famous by an avant garde rock band, saying the artwork was stolen during shipment from a Seattl…
