White House lockdown triggered by burning truck cleared
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A security lockdown at the White House triggered by a loud bang just as President Barack Obama was due to leave was caused by a souvenir truck catching fire in a nearby street, the Secret Service said on Saturday.
On Selma anniversary, Obama says racial progress made but more needed
SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) – With a nod to ongoing U.S. racial tension and threats to voting rights, President Barack Obama declared the work of the Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished on Saturday during a visit to the Alabama bridge that spawned …
U.S. Republican hopefuls Bush, Walker change their tune on ethanol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Potential Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker told Iowa voters on Saturday that they supported government policies to boost ethanol use, a change in position that could help their prospects in the corn-gr…
On Selma anniversary, Obama says racial progress made but more needed
SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) – With a nod to ongoing U.S. racial tension and attempts to limit voting rights, President Barack Obama declared the work of the Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished on Saturday on a visit to the Alabama bridge that spawn…
Protesters march in Wisconsin after black man shot dead by police
(Reuters) – Demonstrators marched on Saturday to protest the police killing of a 19-year-old black man in Madison, Wisconsin, an incident that came amid growing scrutiny of U.S. law enforcement’s use of lethal force against minorities, the poor and men…
Eight hurt when roof collapses during college party in California
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Eight people were injured when a garage roof packed with party-goers collapsed in Central California early Saturday, fire officials said.
Illinois fire crews still battling oil-train blaze
(Reuters) – Firefighters were still working on Saturday to extinguish several blazes that erupted when a BNSF Railway train loaded with crude oil derailed two days ago in a rural area of northwestern Illinois, a local official said.
Small Washington town becomes first to open government-run pot shop
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A small town in southern Washington on Saturday opened the state’s first recreational marijuana store that is both owned and operated by the local government, officials said.
White House lockdown triggered by burning truck cleared
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A security lockdown at the White House triggered by a loud bang just as President Barack Obama was due to leave was caused by a souvenir truck catching fire in a nearby street, the Secret Service said on Saturday.
Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale released from hospital
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale was released on Saturday from a Minnesota hospital where he was treated for cold and flu symptoms, a spokeswoman for the facility said.
