Fire in Maine at site of Halloween party kills five
(Reuters) – Five people were killed and one was critically burned on Saturday after an early morning fire at a residence in Portland, Maine, that had been the scene of a Halloween party the night before, authorities said.
Four dead, 1 rescued from capsized boat in Northern California
(Reuters) – Four people died and one person was rescued by helicopter after their boat capsized on Saturday in a Northern California bay known to have rough waters, officials said.
Motorists cash in when armored car drops money bag in Maryland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland police said on Saturday they were appealing to motorists to return any money they may have picked up after a bag of cash fell out of an armored car and burst open in the fast lane of a highway.
Four injured in shootings outside Washington, D.C. concert
(Reuters) – Four people are recovering from gunshot wounds on Saturday after a Halloween shooting outside a Fleetwood Mac concert in downtown Washington, according to police.
Mexico questions police over killing of three U.S. siblings
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has questioned local police over the disappearance and killing of three U.S. siblings in the troubled northeastern state of Tamaulipas, the state attorney general said on Saturday.
Former Marine freed from Mexico jail arrives home in Florida
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine, newly freed after seven months in a Mexican jail on gun charges, arrived in his home state of Florida on Saturday to get treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ebola costs encourage budget flexibility among U.S. Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Worries about Ebola are chipping away at some congressional Republicans’ support for maintaining across-the-board spending caps on U.S. government agencies and the military.
Jehovah’s Witnesses to pay $13.5 million in California sex abuse ruling
SAN DIEGO Calif. (Reuters) – A Californian judge has ordered the Jehovah’s Witnesses to pay $13.5 million to a man who was sexually abused in the 1980s by a church leader, attorney for the victim said on Friday.
Hawaii pair took photos, prodded fiery lava with golf clubs: police
PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) – Two Hawaii residents have been charged with trespassing after police found the man and woman snapping pictures within five feet of a slow-moving river of molten lava that is threatening a nearby village, police said.
Three trick-or-treating teenage girls killed in California hit and run
(Reuters) – Three teenage girls were killed while trick-or-treating in southern California on Friday evening when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver, authorities said.
