Protesters stage peaceful ‘die-in’ in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A crowd of a couple hundred demonstrators, angry about the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, took to the streets of St. Louis on Sunday, briefly blocking a major intersection in protest….
White House turns climate change spotlight to U.S. cities, towns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After announcing a major deal with China to curb emissions and a $3 billion pledge into a fund to help poor countries fight climate change last week, the Obama administration will turn its focus to American towns and cities to he…
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets.”
Ford: Mustang driver injured by air bag fragment in North Carolina crash
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Sunday night it was cooperating with U.S. safety regulators investigating a report the driver of a 2007 Ford Mustang was injured in August by a metal fragment from the car’s air bag.
U.S. heightens Ebola screening for travelers from Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is adding Mali to the list of countries whose travelers get special Ebola screening after a number of cases in the West African nation, the government said on Sunday.
U.S. military scrambles to keep its edge despite budget woes
SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) – Short of funds, and awash in global challenges, the U.S. military-industrial complex is betting on robotics and other new technologies to stay ahead of rapid advances in weapons development by China, Russia and other pote…
Federal agencies to begin probe of DuPont Texas plant deaths
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) were headed on Sunday to a DuPont and Co plant in LaPorte, Texas, to begin a probe of a chemical leak that killed four workers.
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets.”
U.S. heightens Ebola screening for travelers from Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will begin enhanced Ebola screening on Monday for travelers whose trips started in the African nation of Mali, the government said on Sunday.
172 fall ill on Carnival’s Crown Princess cruise from California
(Reuters) – A cruise ship with 172 passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus was met by public health officials when it docked in California on Sunday, authorities and Carnival Corp said.
