New Jersey parents charged after toddler found amid heroin, knives
(Reuters) – Police arrested a New Jersey couple after their toddler was found asleep on a mattress that was covering up bags of heroin and weapons, authorities said on Wednesday.
Ohio woman dies after walking into propeller at regional airport
(Reuters) – An office worker at an Ohio regional airport has died from head injuries she sustained after walking into a spinning airplane propeller, authorities said on Wednesday.
Idaho town to celebrate soldier’s release, despite backlash
HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) – A hometown celebration of Bowe Bergdahl’s release from five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan will go on this month as planned, despite a growing backlash over allegations the U.S. Army sergeant was a deserter, friends …
Storms with large hail and tornadoes roll through U.S. central states
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Severe storms pounded parts of the central United States on Tuesday producing baseball-sized hail, unconfirmed reports of several tornado touchdowns and a line of intense, dangerous winds known as a derecho, weather forecasters said…
California voters support plan to spend $600 million for homeless veterans
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – California residents have voted for a plan to spend $600 million to build houses for homeless veterans in the state with the highest number of ex-servicemen without a roof in the United States.
5.7-magnitude earthquake hits southern Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook a remote part of southern Alaska on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
California primary kicks off divisive election season for Democrats
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Californians voted on Tuesday for a primary election that showed rifts in the state’s dominant Democratic party, with incumbent labor-backed candidates fighting reformers in several races.
Hours-long manhunt of armed New Hampshire man ends with suspect in custody
(Reuters) – An hours-long manhunt for an armed New Hampshire man, who stole a police vehicle and rammed it into another before fleeing into some woods, ended on Tuesday night with his arrest at his home, police said.
Jurors in Colorado theater massacre case can be quizzed on insanity defense
DENVER (Reuters) – Attorneys for the gunman who claims he was insane when he killed 12 people inside a Colorado cinema in 2012 can ask potential jurors about their views on the insanity defense, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
NY man arrested over attack of woman behind Clippers scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Long Island, New York, man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the weekend assault of V. Stiviano, the woman who recorded Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks that got him banned from the NBA.