California gunman, in manifesto, said police nearly thwarted plot
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – A 22-year-old man who killed six people before taking his own life in a rampage through a California college town said in a chilling manifesto that police who knocked on his door last month to check on his welfare …
Aging veterans build online honor roll of fallen comrades
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Air Force veteran Don Skinner, 83, wakes at dawn’s early light, downs a cholesterol pill, blood thinner and some instant coffee then boots up his computer to spend eight hours each day telling war stories of the fallen who can’t sp…
Three shot dead at South Carolina oceanfront hotel
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and a fourth wounded in a shooting at a oceanfront hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. Southeast, police said on Sunday.
Senator to renew gun control push after California shooting spree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Sunday he wanted to revive gun control legislation rejected by Congress in the wake of the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre, saying it could have helped prevent this weekend’s deadly C…
Police officer for Arizona American Indian community killed on duty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A police officer on a Native American Indian reservation in Arizona was shot dead while sitting in his patrol vehicle after ordering a car to pull over, police said Sunday.
Alaska wildfire scorches more than 100,000 acres, threatens homes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Firefighters in Alaska on Sunday were battling a massive wildfire that was pushing towards hundreds of homes and vacation cabins, with residents urged to be ready for a possible mandatory evacuation, state emergency officials said….
In North American rail towns, some try to stop oil trains
(Reuters) – Albany, New York Sheriff Craig Apple assured a room of concerned citizens that county emergency crews were prepared to handle an oil-train accident involving three or four tank cars.
Gunman kills six in drive-by shooting in California college town
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – A gunman killed six people and wounded seven others in a drive-by shooting in a Southern California college town, spraying bullets from his car until it crashed and he was found dead inside, authorities said on Sat…
Obama pledges to uphold ‘sacred trust’ with U.S. veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the end of a week rocked by allegations of mismanagement and cover-ups at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama used his weekly address on Saturday to vow again to make sure veterans get the necessary medi…
Teen accused of killing Pennsylvania cabbie for taking long route
(Reuters) – A teenager who thought a Pennsylvania taxi driver was taking a long route to charge him extra money has been accused of killing the cabbie, police said.
