Private jet catches fire on takeoff in Massachusetts, seven dead
(Reuters) – Seven people were killed on Saturday when a private Gulfstream IV jet caught fire and crashed as it tried to take off from a small airfield near Boston, aviation authorities said.
Family, hometown celebrate U.S. soldier’s release from Taliban
HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) – Balloons, symbolic yellow ribbons and celebratory signs sprouted up in the small mountain community of Hailey, Idaho, on Saturday after news that native son U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had been freed after almost five year…
Gunman kills Virginia police officer, teenager in shooting spree
(Reuters) – A gunman in Norfolk, Virginia, shot a passing motorist to death and killed a police officer in a shooting spree before dying in a struggle with another officer on Friday night, authorities said on Saturday.
Six climbers feared dead on Washington’s Mount Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Six climbers who disappeared three days ago on Washington’s Mount Rainier are not expected to be found alive, the National Parks Service said on Saturday after search teams found their scattered gear.
U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners to leave Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last U.S. prisoner of war from America’s waning Afghan war was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan on Saturday in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who were released from Guantanamo Bay priso…
Six climbers missing on Washington’s Mount Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A search is under way for six climbers missing on Washington’s Mount Rainier since Wednesday, the National Parks Service said on Saturday.
Requiem for a row house: Philadelphia neighborhood sees off old home
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – By the time the funeral started on a Philadelphia street, all the folding seats were full and a standing room-only crowd had begun to gather.
Obama accepts veterans affairs chief resignation with ‘regret’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday after a political firestorm over widespread delays in veterans’ medical care, leaving President Barack Obama with a freer hand to address systemic problems bedevili…
Virginia man with stolen Sandy Hook memorial signs is arrested
(Reuters) – A Virginia man who claims the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut never took place has been arrested after stolen memorial signs for two 7-year-old victims were found in his home, police said.
NBA moves on Clippers sale, Sterling sues for $1 billion
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association said on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team, opening a new chapter for the franchise after 33 years u…
