Obama to give eulogy at funeral for pastor killed in Charleston: local media
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at the funeral services for Clementa Pinckney, a pastor and state lawmaker killed in last week’s deadly church shooting in Charleston, The Post and Courier newspaper reported on Monday.
Hunt for NY escapees focuses on burglarized cabin 20 miles from prison
CADYVILLE, N.Y. (Reuters) – The 2-week-old search for two escaped murderers focused on a rural area about 20 miles away from the upstate New York prison they fled, authorities said on Monday, after evidence reportedly showed the pair had been inside a …
Two Albuquerque police officers face second-degree murder charges in shooting
(Reuters) – A special prosecutor in New Mexico will seek second-degree murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers in the 2014 shooting death of a knife-wielding homeless man that triggered protests in the city, court papers showed on Monday…
At U.S. Supreme court, when justices take the bench, it’s story hour
(Reuters) – In these final days of the U.S. Supreme Court’s annual session, people can get the justices’ decisions through the court’s website, its paper handouts, or, if in the courtroom itself, with a suspenseful tale.
Texas enacts ban on shark fin trade
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas has banned the trade of shark fins in the state, a move that could end its status as one of the main U.S. centers of activity for the product prized as a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.
Teenager killed by plague in rural northern Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A teenager in rural northern Colorado has died from a rare form of plague that he may have contracted from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal, health officials have said.
Nun who broke into Tennessee nuclear facility likely to stay free
(Reuters) – An elderly Catholic nun convicted of breaking into a Tennessee nuclear facility will likely stay out of prison after prosecutors decided on Monday not to pursue sabotage charges rejected by an appellate court.
Ex-MLB Darryl Hamilton fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former Major League outfielder and baseball broadcast analyst Darryl Hamilton was fatally shot at a suburban Houston home where his girlfriend was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gun wound, police in Pearland said on Monday…
Virginia woman stopped with long-missing son’s body in custody
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia woman charged with concealing the body of her son, who had been missing for more than a decade, in the trunk of her car will remain in custody until her next court appearance on Sept. 1.
Marathon Texas refinery workers vote on contract that may end strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 striking workers from Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay Refinery on Monday began two days of voting on a tentative contract, which if ratified, would end a five-month work stoppage, union officials said.
