New bird flu cases probable in Iowa, millions of birds affected
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Initial tests have found five probable new cases of the rapidly spreading avian influenza on commercial poultry sites in Iowa, affecting more than 6 million birds, the state’s agriculture department and the U.S. Department of Agricu…
Pennsylvania court reinstates conviction of Catholic clergyman in abuse case
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s highest court on Monday reinstated the conviction of the first U.S. Catholic church official sent to prison for mishandling sexual misconduct complaints against priests.
Sobs heard as Colorado cinema massacre trial begins
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Colorado’s long-awaited cinema massacre trial began on Monday with opening statements in which jurors were asked to decide whether gunman James Holmes was insane when he killed a dozen moviegoers in 2012, or a calculating …
Second Navy SEAL dies after Virginia pool training accident
(Reuters) – A second U.S. Navy SEAL has died after a mishap while training in a swimming pool at a Virginia military base, according to media reports on Monday.
Wildfire burns near Los Angeles, threatening upscale homes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire erupted on Monday near an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles as some 200 firefighters, backed by water-dropping helicopters, fought the flames.
Boston bomber’s lawyer urges ‘unrelenting punishment’ over death
BOSTON (Reuters) – Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was adrift and following his obsessive older brother when he carried out the deadly 2013 attack, a defense lawyer said on Monday as he urged a jury to spare his client’s life.
Storm knocks out power to New Orleans airport
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A line of storms moving through Louisiana on Monday knocked out power to the New Orleans International Airport, sent train cars tumbling from an elevated bridge and left some 168,000 customers without power.
Stage set for landmark U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage arguments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark arguments on whether the Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage, activists on both sides of the contentious social issue converged on the white marble courthouse to v…
Orr to leave Atlantic City emergency management team
(Reuters) – Lawyer Kevyn Orr will leave Atlantic City’s emergency management team, finalizing his work on the struggling New Jersey gambling hub by the end of the month, Governor Chris Christie’s office said on Monday.
Two Cleveland kidnap survivors say hope helped them survive ordeal
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Nearly two years after they escaped the Cleveland house where they were held for years, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus said in a memoir published Monday that they were stronger than the former school bus driver who abducted them.
