Volunteer snow shovelers hit Buffalo streets as flooding fears rise
BUFFALO (Reuters) – As temperatures near Buffalo, New York, rose above freezing on Saturday, volunteers fanned out to help their neighbors clear the walls of snow that have paralyzed parts of the region this week, but the warming trend also raised the …
Florida State players, fans show support for shooting victims
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Florida State University football players wore commemorative stickers on their helmets for their home game against Boston College on Saturday, a show of support for three people injured on campus this week by a gunman who w…
Bill Cosby says he does not have to ‘answer to innuendos’: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby spoke out against a wave of sexual assault allegations but told a Florida publication he does not have to “answer to innuendos.”
Florida sheriff’s deputy killed in ‘ambush attack’ during house fire
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed and a fellow officer was wounded Saturday in an ambush while responding to a house fire in Tallahassee, law enforcement officials said.
University of Virginia suspends fraternal organizations in assaults probe
(Reuters) – The University of Virginia is suspending all fraternal organizations until January after a magazine article described in detail an alleged sexual assault that occurred on the campus, the school said on Saturday.
Three-year-old boy shot by playmate in Washington state -police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 3-year-old boy in Washington state was shot in the mouth apparently by a 4-year-old playmate, law enforcement officials said.
Activist Sharpton calls for probe into police shooting of NYC man
(Reuters) – Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton on Saturday called for an investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed man by a New York police officer inside a dark stairwell at a Brooklyn housing project.
Obama’s day off: Golf with baseball great Derek Jeter
NORTH LAS VEGAS Nev. (Reuters) – Of all the more than 200 rounds of golf Barack Obama has played as president, his outing on Saturday will probably prove to be a highlight: Teeing it up with New York Yankees great Derek Jeter.
Obama seeks support for immigration plan, blasts Boehner
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended his decision to bypass Congress and overhaul U.S. immigration policy on his own on Friday, saying he was forced to act because House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner would not let legislation…
Four dead in murder-suicide on South Dakota reservation, police say
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A South Dakota man shot and killed three people and critically wounded a fourth person before taking his own life at a residence on a Native American reservation, law enforcement officials said Saturday.
