California Republicans vote to charter gay political organization
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Republicans broke from their own platform on Sunday and voted overwhelmingly at their state party convention to give official recognition to a gay rights wing of the GOP that has long been marginalized.
Chicago baseball legend Minnie Minoso dead, trailblazer in racial integration
(Reuters) – Baseball great Minnie Minoso, the first black major leaguer to play for a Chicago team, died on Sunday at age 90.
Funeral set for four Missouri shooting victims as probe continues
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Funeral services for four of seven people slain last week in a small town in Missouri are scheduled for Thursday as authorities seek a motive in the killings.
Suspect surrenders in fatal Los Angeles street race crash
(Reuters) – A driver has surrendered to police and faces murder charges after fleeing the scene of an illegal street race near Los Angeles, where two died after he lost control of his sports car and plowed into a crowd, police said on Sunday.
Two shot at North Carolina nightclub hosting rappers T.I., Young Jeezy
(Reuters) – Two people were wounded in a shooting at a North Carolina nightclub on Saturday where rappers T.I., Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti were performing, local media reported.
Homeland Security funding drama darkens U.S. fiscal outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the U.S. domestic security agency late on Friday night, but the forces behind the chaotic episode remain – fractious Republicans and House Speaker John Boehner’s lack of control ove…
Life and death at the heart of Boston bombing trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – From the moment U.S. prosecutors stand up on Wednesday and begin their case against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, their minds and those of their defense counterparts will be focused on just one thing: The death pe…
Judge approves settlement allowing return of some Mexicans expelled from California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A court ruling clears the way for hundreds and perhaps thousands of immigrants improperly expelled to Mexico from Southern California to be allowed to return to seek legal U.S. residency, an official with a civil rights group said…
Brazilian police arrest fugitive self-styled pastor from Minnesota
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police have arrested a fugitive self-styled church leader wanted in Minnesota for allegedly sexually assaulting dozens of young girls, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.
New York’s exploding manhole covers pose unexpected winter hazard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salvatore Grillo was walking his Labrador retriever near Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a cold morning in February when he heard what sounded like a muffled explosion.
