Death of five in southern Maine ruled murder-suicide: police
(Reuters) – A man in the southern Maine city of Saco shot dead his wife and three children before turning the shotgun on himself, police said on Monday, calling the incident one of the worst cases of domestic violence in state history.
U.S. veterans deal to provide $17 billion to ease medical wait times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the Veterans Affairs committees in the U.S. Congress said on Monday they had struck a rare compromise deal on legislation that provides about $17 billion in funding to ease long waiting times for VA medical centers.
Four Ethiopian athletes missing in U.S. after track meet
(Reuters) – Four members of an Ethiopian track team competing at an international event in Oregon were missing in what officials said on Monday might be an attempt to seek asylum or otherwise stay in the United States.
U.S. coastal flooding on the rise, government study finds
(Reuters) – Flooding is increasing in frequency along much of the U.S. coast, and the rate of increase is accelerating along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts, a team of federal government scientists found in a study released Monday.
Rare tornado touches down outside Boston, no deaths reported
BOSTON (Reuters) – Police and emergency crews in the city of Revere, Massachusetts, outside Boston scrambled to clean up after a rare tornado touched down on Monday, downing power lines, damaging homes and overturning at least one car.
Capsized kayakers penetrate New York airport perimeter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two kayakers who got in over their heads in the waters off New York have put authorities at John F. Kennedy Airport on the defensive after flipping their boat and accidentally finding themselves in a restricted area of the airport….
September 11 museum allowed to display Ground Zero cross-shaped beam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A cross-shaped steel beam pulled from the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York days after the September 11, 2001, attacks can be displayed in the national memorial museum at the site, a U.S. appeals court ruled on…
Peanut company officials stand trial in Georgia in deadly salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The federal trial of three former peanut company officials charged in connection with a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more began on Monday with jury selection in Albany, Georgia.
U.S. appeals court strikes down Virginia’s gay marriage ban
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on Monday, the second appeals court to come out in favor of gay marriage.
Storied New York City deli Katz’s wins name battle with Florida cafe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City delicatessen Katz’s has won a legal battle to force a Florida restaurant to change its name, according to court documents made public on Monday.
