NY storms end Electric Zoo music festival, halt U.S. Open, delay flights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Severe thunderstorms on Sunday forced an early end to New York’s Electric Zoo music festival, delayed flights at area airports and injured two people after a lightning strike near a Bronx beach.
Celebrity chef Todd English charged with intoxicated driving in New York
(Reuters) – Celebrity chef Todd English, owner of a number of trendy U.S. restaurants including Figs in Boston, was arrested on Sunday on a charge of intoxicated driving in Southampton on New York’s Long Island.
Three killed, two injured in small plane crash at Colorado airport
DENVER (Reuters) – Three people were killed and two injured on Sunday when a single-engine airplane crashed in a field adjacent to a runway at a northern Colorado airport, authorities said.
Four members of suburban Chicago family found shot to death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Four members of a suburban Chicago family were found shot dead in their home, with one death ruled a suicide and the rest homicides, police and coroner officials said on Sunday.
Aftershock hits California’s Napa Valley
(Reuters) – California’s Napa Valley, the site of a strong and damaging earthquake a week ago, was shaken by a small aftershock early on Sunday.
Fighter ‘War Machine’ sent to Nevada to face assault charges
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The professional fighter known as “War Machine” was in custody in a Las Vegas jail on Saturday after being transferred from Southern California, where he was arrested for assault stemming from an ex-girlfriend’s accusation that he…
Sinkhole that proved popular at Corvette Museum will be filled
(Reuters) – A sinkhole that swallowed eight cars inside the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky will be filled even though it has become a tourist attraction that sharply increased attendance and revenue, the museum’s board decided on Saturday.
Hundreds march in Ferguson to protest police shooting: local media
(Reuters) – Hundreds of marchers took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday, local media reported, with protesters calling for justice three weeks after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.
F-16s dispatched for unresponsive pilot of small plane near D.C.
(Reuters) – Two F-16 fighter jets were dispatched to check on a small plane that entered restricted airspace around Washington, D.C., on Saturday, and the fighter pilots observed the person at the controls to be unconscious before the plane ran out of …
Sam’s bid to be first openly gay NFL player on hold
(Reuters) – Defensive end Michael Sam’s dream of becoming the first openly gay player in the National Football League (NFL) was put on hold on Saturday when he failed to make the St. Louis Rams’ 53-man roster for the 2014 regular season.
