U.S. military appoints general to probe Bergdahl disappearance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has appointed a two-star general to investigate the circumstances under which Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier recently freed after five years in Taliban captivity, disappeared in eastern Afghanistan in 2009, a U…
Connecticut hoarder killed by floor collapse: police
BOSTON (Reuters) – A 66-year-old Connecticut woman was found dead in the basement of her home after the first floor collapsed under the weight of a waist-deep pile of newspapers, bottles and other household detritus, local police said on Sunday.
California man run over by drunk daughter: police
(Reuters) – A California man who tried to prevent his adult daughter from driving drunk was struck by her car and killed, police said Sunday.
Six dead as fire rips through New Jersey home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a home in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday killing six people, officials said.
California wildfire prompts hundreds of home evacuations
(Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire in southern California that prompted the evacuation of about 500 homes, local officials said.
Summer concerts amp up drug screening after ‘Molly’ deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sniffer dogs, pat-downs and other drug screening measures await concertgoers during this summer music festival season in the wake of 2013 concert deaths linked to the club drug Molly.
JetBlue apologizes after girl, denied toilet, urinates in plane seat
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways on Saturday apologized to a mother who said her child had to urinate in her airplane seat because a flight attendant would not let her use the restroom while the plane sat on the tarmac at a New York airport.
President Obama intervenes to end Philadelphia transit strike
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday intervened to end a transit strike in the greater Philadelphia area, establishing an emergency board to force the two sides to negotiate.
Body identified as young mother missing on New York’s Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman’s body found in a wooded area of New York’s Long Island was identified on Saturday as that of a young mother who was reported missing a week ago, police said.
Houston police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed three
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Police said they are looking for a hit-and-run driver who early on Saturday struck a car in Houston, killing three of its occupants, reported to be teenagers by local media.
