Central California wildfire burns out of control, threatens 100 homes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park in central California threatened more than 100 homes on Tuesday as it raged out of control in brush left bone dry by severe drought, state fire officials said.
Oregon climber survives fall into toxic Mt. Hood gas crater
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A climber who slipped from near the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood, sliding 800 feet before plunging into a gaping hole that emits toxic volcanic gases, managed to survive the plunge and was in fair condition on Tuesday, officials said. 
Oregon climber survives fall into toxic Mt. Hood gas crater
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A climber who slipped from near the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood, sliding 800 feet before plunging into a gaping hole that emits toxic volcanic gases, managed to survive the plunge and was in fair condition on Tuesday, officials said. 
SWAT team corners Florida triple murder suspect in Tennessee
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A military veteran suspected in the Memorial Day weekend killings of three people in Florida has been cornered by a SWAT team in Tennessee, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Computer hacker turned FBI mole sentenced in U.S. to time served
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A leading hacker who authorities say helped disrupt at least 300 cyber attacks after agreeing to become an FBI cooperator was sentenced to time served on Tuesday.
California university begins ‘day of mourning’ for shooting victims
SANTA BARBARA Calif. (Reuters) – Students at the University of California at Santa Barbara returned to campus for a “day of mourning” on Tuesday, four days after the son of a Hollywood film director killed six students in a stabbing and shooting rampag…
U.S. top court rules for Florida death row inmate over IQ test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a death sentence for a Florida man in a decision that found the state’s method for assessing whether defendants are mentally disabled was unconstitutional.
U.S. court rules for Secret Service agents in protest case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that two U.S. Secret Service agents cannot be sued for allegedly treating protesters gathered in support of former President George W. Bush more favorably than protesters critical of him.
Tornado injures nine, one critically, in North Dakota
(Reuters) – Nine people were injured, one critically, when a tornado tore through a trailer park in a northwestern North Dakota county that is part of the state’s oil boom, an official said.
Son of ex-Red Sox player pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend
BOSTON (Reuters) – The son of a former Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty on Tuesday to murdering his girlfriend in their apartment outside Boston last August.
