Missouri teen shot dead by police had assaulted officer: police
(Reuters) – The shooting death of a black teenager that sparked anger in a St. Louis community was started by a fight between the victim and an officer in a squad car that quickly escalated, police said on Sunday.
Pennsylvania teen dies in manure pit, trapped under farm equipment
HARRISBURG Penn (Reuters) – A 15-year-old drowned in a manure pit in Pennsylvania when a piece of farm equipment overturned and trapped him underneath, officials said on Sunday.
Hawaii’s governor concedes primary defeat as storm nears
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie conceded defeat on Saturday as Hawaii voters overwhelmingly backed his challenger in the state’s Democratic primary, even as local authorities and residents cleaned up debris from a tropical stor…
Warrant issued for ex-boyfriend of woman killed in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A shooting in Albuquerque on Friday that left one woman dead and three people hurt was sparked by a jealous rage, police said on Saturday. 
Hawaii governor faces tough contest in primary election before hurricane
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hawaii voters went to the polls on Saturday for the state’s primary election as authorities and residents rushed to clean up debris from one tropical storm with only a day to prepare for an approaching hurricane.
Eight firefighters hurt in California wildfire are out of hospital
(Reuters) – Eight firefighters who suffered minor injuries while battling a wildfire in northern California were released from a hospital early on Saturday, a fire official said.
U.S. emergency labs ready to work on Ebola drugs if asked
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All three U.S. facilities established to quickly make vaccines and therapeutics in the event of a major public health threat say they are standing by to support any U.S. government effort to scale up a treatment for Ebol…
Prosecutors fight Kennedy cousin’s overturned murder conviction
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut prosecutors appealed to the state Supreme Court late on Friday to reinstate Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s 2002 conviction on a charge of murdering his neighbor when they were both 15. A state judge overturned ve…
Teenage boy dies after climbing accident that killed Phoenix firefighter
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a climbing accident on a popular Phoenix mountain that claimed the life of an off-duty firefighter, police said on Saturday.
Bridge protest over NYC man’s arrest death to proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A march to protest the death of a New York City man in police custody will go ahead later this month on Staten Island, organizers said, although plans to walk over the bridge linking the island to the rest of the city have been scr…
