Michigan porch shooting suspect says he fired out of fear
DETROIT (Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner who shot a black teenage girl to death on his front porch said on Tuesday he was acting out of fear and not aiming at her.
NYC police union denies choke hold used in man’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York police union leader denied on Tuesday that officers used a choke hold while trying to arrest a Staten Island man who later died, saying the coroner’s finding in the case was politically motivated.
Residents evacuated after mudslide topples Utah home
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A mudslide toppled one home in Utah on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of 20 others and a tennis club below a hillside that city officials said had already shown signs of stress. 
Hiker vanishes after falling near Oregon’s Crater Lake
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Rangers at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon asked for the public’s help on Tuesday as they look for a man who appears to have vanished after being seen falling near the country’s deepest lake.
Three members of family found at bottom of Hollywood pool
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mother and two of her children were in grave condition after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a motel in Hollywood, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said on Tuesday.
Tennessee man pleads guilty to killing in-laws with exploding lamp
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing his elderly in-laws with an explosive device disguised as a lamp, prosecutors said.
Wisconsin man charged with homicide in suitcase corpses case
KENOSHA Wis. (Reuters) – A former Wisconsin police officer accused of stuffing the bodies of two women into separate suitcases and dumping the luggage on a rural road was charged on Tuesday with first-degree intentional homicide in one of the cases.
More wildfire evacuations feared as winds fan flames in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Crews battling to contain a wildfire burning close to a city in Washington state said stronger winds forecast for Tuesday could push flames into surrounding canyons, and urged people to be ready for more evacuations.
Hurricane, tropical storm seen moving toward Hawaii
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A hurricane and a tropical storm are heading west across the Pacific Ocean toward the tourist haven of Hawaii and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said parts of the islands may need to post watches later on Tuesday.
Boy, suspected kidnapper dead after Colorado hostage standoff
DENVER (Reuters) – Police found a boy and a suspected kidnapper dead inside a house on Tuesday, following an hours-long overnight standoff in a small northern Colorado farming town, authorities said.
