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.
Four burned in explosion at Arizona pet food factory
(Reuters) – Four contractors were burned on Sunday in an explosion at an Arizona pet food factory, a fire department official said.
U.S. Navy identifies pilot presumed dead in Pacific Ocean crash
(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Sunday identified a fighter jet pilot who is presumed dead following a mid-air collision with another jet over the western Pacific Ocean.
Crews gain ground as California wildfire threatens hundreds of homes
(Reuters) – Firefighters were making slow progress on Sunday in a battle to contain a wildfire that has roared through 1,600 acres of drought-stricken forest southeast of Los Angeles and displaced hundreds of people from their homes, the U.S. Forest Se…
Carolina Panthers sidelines Hardy as pressure builds on NFL
(Reuters) – The NFL’s Carolina Panthers deactivated defensive end Greg Hardy for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, according to the team’s website, in a reversal of an earlier decision to let him play while he appeals a domestic violence convict…
