Life or death? Boston bomber’s trial turns to sentencing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is set to return to court on Tuesday for the next phase of his trial, when prosecutors will argue that he should be sentenced to death for his role in the deadly attack in 2013.
Toddler shot in drive-by near Seattle dies
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A one-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting near Seattle on Thursday died late Saturday from her wounds, hospital officials said.
Torrential rain floods Houston before heading toward New Orleans
(Reuters) – Torrential rain triggered flooding on the streets of Houston and sent spectators fleeing from a circus south of the Texas city, officials said on Saturday, as the storm system headed east toward Louisiana and neighboring states.
Officers kill knife-wielding man near St. Louis, police say
(Reuters) – A 23-year-old African-American man who barricaded himself in his mother’s house in a St. Louis suburb was shot and killed by police when he rushed at them with a knife in one hand and a Bible in the other, authorities said on Saturday.
California gas pipeline explosion, fire injure up to 15 people
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A construction crew on Friday accidentally ruptured a natural gas transmission line in Fresno, California, sparking an explosion and fire that injured up to 15 people, four of them critically, officials said.
Mexico confirms capture of Gulf Cartel leader
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities on Saturday confirmed the capture of a leader of the Gulf Cartel, describing him as responsible for much of the violence in the U.S. border city of Reynosa in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.
NHL’s Jarret Stoll arrested for cocaine, MDMA possession
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Kings player Jarret Stoll was arrested on Friday at a Las Vegas resort pool for carrying cocaine and the party drug MDMA, also known as “Molly,” officials said.
Texas House approves bill that limits city bans on fracking
DALLAS (Reuters) – A bill that would stop Texas cities from enacting their own bans on hydraulic fracturing in the nation’s top crude oil and natural gas producing state was approved on Friday in the state House of Representatives.
Los Angeles school district, teachers in tentative labor deal
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the city’s teachers union reached a tentative agreement on Friday night, the union said, averting a possible strike.
Billionaire mall developer Alfred Taubman dies at 91
(Reuters) – Billionaire mall developer and prominent philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman, who launched the mall business Taubman Centers Inc in 1950, died on Friday of a heart attack, his son said. He was 91.
