Six people die in fire at North Carolina mobile home
(Reuters) – Six people have died in a fire at a mobile home in rural North Carolina, and investigators are seeking to find the cause of the deadly blaze, police said on Saturday.
Girl digging on Oregon beach dies after sand hole collapses on her
(Reuters) – A 9-year-old girl who was digging in a large sand hole on an Oregon beach suffocated and died after the sand caved in around her and other beachgoers were unable to dig her out in time, police said on Saturday.
Car tied to suspected threat against Obama found in Connecticut
HAMDEN Conn. (Reuters) – A car sought in connection with a suspected threat against President Barack Obama has been located in Connecticut, authorities said 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.
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.
California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in U.S
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The California state legislature enacted a ban on plastic grocery bags on Friday near the end of its two-year session, a measure that if signed into law would become the first of its kind in America.
Florida schools make play for scholastic chess curriculum
FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (Reuters) – Leaning over chess boards in the middle of classes, seven- and eight-year-olds in one of Florida’s largest school districts furrow their brows as they plot moves toward a checkmate.
Death of man after New York police restrain him ruled a homicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of a man who was restrained by police during a drug-fueled outburst was ruled a homicide by the city’s medical examiner, New York police said, as the department faces accusations of overly harsh arrest tactics.
Bill to regulate California groundwater passes in state legislature
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A package of bills aimed at regulating drought-parched California’s stressed groundwater supplies were passed on Friday despite efforts by some agricultural interests to block bills in the waning days of the state legislat…
California says to appeal against teacher protection lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California will appeal a controversial court decision that overturned some job protections for public school teachers and could change the way educators are hired and fired in the state, the office of Governor Jerry Brown said o…
