Oklahoma newspaper publisher, wife, daughter found dead in family home
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The publisher of a newspaper in a small Oklahoma city, his wife and their 17-year-old daughter were found dead inside their home on Monday and the local prosecutor is treating their deaths as homicides, according to police and…
Police arrest at least 50 protesting shootings of blacks in St. Louis area
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – More than 50 people were arrested in a series of peaceful rolling protests in the St. Louis area on Monday, staged to draw attention to police violence more than two months after a white officer killed an unarmed black teenager…
Judge rules AriZona iced tea co-founder, son owed $1 billion for buyout
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge ruled on Tuesday the privately held producer of AriZona iced tea should pay about $1 billion to buy out the half of the beverage maker owned by the co-founder and his son.
Hazmat crews at scene of crude spill in Louisiana: report
(Reuters) – A crude oil spill at Mooringsport village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, led to the evacuation of at least one family, according to a report on KSLA television website.
Roughly half-dozen seriously injured after Indiana tour bus crash
(Reuters) – Roughly a half-dozen people were seriously injured after a double-decker tour bus heading from Atlanta to Chicago crashed outside of Indianapolis early on Tuesday morning, state police said.
Americans face post-foreclosure hell as wages garnished, assets seized
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many thousands of Americans who lost their homes in the housing bust, but have since begun to rebuild their finances, are suddenly facing a new foreclosure nightmare: debt collectors are chasing them down for the money they still o…
American Airlines Boeing makes emergency landing after wall panels come loose
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An American Airlines Inc plane made an emergency landing in San Francisco on Monday after a number of interior wall panels came loose mid-flight, an airline spokesman said.
California bus driver quarantined after Ebola scare
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles bus driver was quarantined for several hours on Monday after a passenger wearing a surgical mask claimed he had Ebola, a county transportation official said.
Two killed as storms move across southern United States
BIRMINGHAM Al (Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least four were injured on Monday as a strong storm swept across several southern U.S. states, officials said.
Florida asks for state Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi requested on Monday that the state Supreme Court be allowed to decide whether same-sex couples can marry within its jurisdiction.