Indiana governor defends religious freedom law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Sunday defended a new state law that opponents worry may support discrimination against gay people, saying he had no plans to add extra protections but would consider new suggestions from state legi…
Famed New York roller coaster strands riders on opening day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of people celebrating opening day with a free roller coaster ride at New York’s Coney Island amusement park on Sunday were forced to walk down the steep ride when its cars got stuck near the summit, police said.
Pennsylvania girl, 4, rides bus alone in search of slushie, shocks passengers
(Reuters) – A 4-year-old Pennsylvania girl surprised a driver and passengers when she boarded a public bus alone in the middle of the night on a quest for a sugary slushy, transportation officials said on Sunday.
Thousands march in Indiana to protest law seen targeting gays
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Thousands of people marched in Indiana’s largest city on Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people.
Seven shot at spring break party in Florida: police
(Reuters) – Three Alabama university students were among seven people shot, several critically injured, early on Saturday morning at a raucous spring break party in Panama City Beach, Florida, and the suspected shooter was taken into custody, local pol…
Los Angeles train hits car on tracks and derails, 21 hurt
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles commuter train struck a car that turned in front of it near the University of Southern California campus on Saturday, derailing into a major thoroughfare and injuring 21 people, two of them seriously.
Thousands march in Indiana to protest law seen targeting gays
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Thousands of people marched in Indiana’s largest city on Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people.
Boston police officer shot during traffic stop expected to recover
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston police officer who was shot in the face by a man during a traffic stop in an incident that set off a twilight gunfight in the city is expected to recover, Police Commissioner William Evans told reporters on Saturday.
Minnesota finds third bird flu infection in commercial poultry
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday confirmed the third infection of a virulent strain of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in Minnesota, the nation’s top turkey-producing state.
Cadaver dogs search for two people still missing after New York blast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rescue crews with cadaver dogs clawed through smoldering rubble on Saturday in the search for two people still unaccounted for two days after an explosion destroyed three buildings in Manhattan, a spokesman for New York Mayor Bill …
