Vulnerable North Carolina senator Hagan takes lead in two polls
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is leading her Republican challenger among likely voters in North Carolina, two polls showed on Monday, the latest shift in a race that could help decide which party controls the chamber.
New Yorker Kira Kazantsev ‘Happy’ to be crowned Miss America
(Reuters) – New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday, a “three-peat” for contenders from the Big Apple.
Senate holds hearing on District of Columbia statehood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee will consider statehood for the District of Columbia on Monday, the first hearing on the matter by Congress in two decades, but there is practically no chance for the U.S. capital to become the 51st state….
Politics a family business for many U.S. candidates this year
(Reuters) – Fighting for his political survival in a race that could swing majority control of the U.S. Senate, Arkansas Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor is leaning on a political asset no amount of campaign money can buy.
U.S. to help train people to spot potential violent extremists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government launched a program on Monday to reach out to key members of communities across the country to try to stop radicalized young people joining Islamic State and other extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Pregnant Philadelphia woman, unborn child, killed in shooting -police
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An unborn child whose mother was killed in a weekend shooting in Philadelphia has died after being delivered by Caesarian section.
Edouard set to become first major 2014 Atlantic hurricane
(Reuters) – Edouard, a Category 2 hurricane, may become the first major hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season by Monday night although it poses no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hundreds evacuated as northern California wildfires rage
(Reuters) – Hundreds of residents were forced to flee their homes on Sunday as wildfires raged through parts of drought-plagued northern California, officials said.
U.S. city and county pension funding up nearly 6 percent in 2013: report
(Reuters) – Funding levels for city and county pension plans rose almost 6 percent in 2013 from the previous year, according to a report released by Wilshire Consulting on Monday.
California man arrested after firing on ice cream truck, police
(Reuters) – A southern California man was arrested following a nine-hour standoff with police after he opened fire on an ice cream truck and later shot at officers, police said on Monday.
