U.S. war hero Louis Zamperini, inspiration for ‘Unbroken,’ dead at 97
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Louis Zamperini, an American prisoner of war in World War Two and Olympic runner whose life inspired the book and upcoming feature film “Unbroken,” has died at age 97.
Arthur strengthens to Category 2 hurricane as it nears North Carolina
MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Arthur was upgraded to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds at 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday evening.
National hunt for Illinois man suspected in two murders
(Reuters) – Authorities released new pictures on Thursday in a national hunt for an Illinois man suspected of killing a woman at a rest stop west of Chicago and taking her car a day after killing a man in the northern part of the state.
National hunt for Illinois man suspected in two murders
(Reuters) – Authorities released new pictures on Thursday in a national hunt for an Illinois man suspected of killing a woman at a rest stop west of Chicago and taking her car a day after killing a man in the northern part of the state.
Texas governor renews calls for National Guard at U.S.-Mexico border
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry and a key U.S. lawmaker renewed Republican calls on Thursday for National Guard troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to help stem a surge of Central American nationals entering the United States…
U.S. job growth surges, unemployment rate near six-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment growth jumped in June and the jobless rate closed in on a six-year low, decisive evidence the economy was growing briskly heading into the second half of the year.
Tennessee man wins $153.5 million in state’s largest lottery jackpot
(Reuters) – A self-employed Tennessee man on Thursday claimed a cool $153.5 million cash prize after winning the largest Powerball prize in state history.
Oklahoma police arrest rape suspect left in a coma after car crash
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Tulsa Police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of the sexual assault of eight women after finding the man in a weekend car crash that put him into a coma, police officials said on Thursday.
Suspected Seattle killer may have met victims through gay social app
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing two gay men in Seattle last month may have targeted his victims using a social networking app geared toward gay men and police are investigating their deaths as a possible hate crime, authorities said on T…
Dead South Carolina teen’s family skeptical of police suicide probe
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – Civil rights advocates and the family of a 19-year-old former Army recruit fatally shot during a June 20 encounter with a South Carolina police officer are questioning the claim by law enforcement that his death appears to h…
