Alaska police kill bear that broke into Juneau house
(Reuters) – Police shot dead a black bear after it pushed its way through the front door of a house in Alaska’s capital of Juneau while people were at home, authorities said.
Body found in search for Seattle hiker missing near Mt.Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – National Park Service rangers have suspended the search for a missing Seattle hiking enthusiast and author after finding the body of a woman in the search area around Mount Rainier, park officials told Reuters on Saturday.
U.S. soccer star Hope Solo arrested in assault on sister, nephew
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Hope Solo, goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team, was arrested early on Saturday morning for striking her sister and a teenage nephew during a dispute at her home in a Seattle suburb, police said.
South Texas lawmaker calls for inquiry into mass immigrant graves
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A state senator from South Texas called on Saturday for an investigation into recently discovered mass graves containing the bodies of apparent illegal immigrants believed to have been buried by a funeral home paid by the local…
Mormon church sues Canadian polygamist over trademarked name
SALT LAKE CITY Utah (Reuters) – The Mormon church has sued a Canadian polygamist for using its trademarked name, saying its reputation was damaged and that donations intended for the denomination were misdirected, a lawsuit filed in a Canadian court sa…
U.S. soccer star Hope Solo arrested in assault on sister, nephew
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Hope Solo, goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team, was arrested early on Saturday morning for striking her sister and a teenage nephew during a dispute at her home in a Seattle suburb, police said.
Seattle hiking expert-author missing on Mount Rainier
SEATTLE (Reuters) – National Park Service rangers have mounted a search for a prominent Seattle hiking enthusiast and author after she disappeared on a trail near Mount Rainier earlier this week, officials said on Friday.
U.S. building arts college draws young blood to ancient trades
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – In the bowels of what was once a jail in Charleston, South Carolina, Cody James, 22, is carving limestone blocks into a mantelpiece for one of the city’s historic homes.
Parents of California victims angered by “broken” health, legal systems: WaPo
(Reuters) – The families of three college students stabbed to death by a 22-year-old before he gunned down three more victims said the U.S. health and legal systems valued the rights of the mentally ill over those who become their victims.
U.S. Presbyterian Church to shed investments in Israel protest
(Reuters) – A deeply-divided gathering of U.S. Presbyterian Church elders and ministers narrowly voted on Friday to divest the religious group’s holdings in three American companies it says have ties to Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian Territ…
