Mannequin in Obama mask hung from Missouri bridge
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A fully clothed mannequin wearing a President Barack Obama mask was discovered hanging by a rope from a highway overpass in the Kansas City area on Monday, police said.
With two kids inside, wind tosses bounce house across Colorado field
DENVER (Reuters) – Two children were slightly hurt when a blast of wind sent an inflatable bounce house tumbling hundreds of feet across a field in Colorado over the weekend, a sheriff’s department spokesman said on Monday.
Deejay Casey Kasem in stable condition in Washington
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Radio personality Casey Kasem, whose family has been locked in a legal battle over his care, is in stable condition in a Washington State hospital, the spokesman for the deejay’s children said on Monday.
Georgia police officer shot to death making arrest at Waffle House
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia police officer moonlighting as a security guard was shot to death after attempting to arrest an intoxicated customer in the parking lot of a Waffle House restaurant, police said.
FBI issues alert for California consultant described as dangerous
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI has issued a nationwide alert for a San Francisco public relations consultant described as armed and dangerous after federal authorities found explosive materials in a weekend raid on the man’s apartment, authorities s…
Skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg to be auctioned
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – The skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, battlefield are scheduled to be sold at auction on Tuesday, to the dismay of some historians.
Grieving fathers linked by California massacre meet privately
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A grieving father calling for tougher gun laws since his son was shot dead in a recent California killing spree spoke face to face over the weekend with the anguished father of the young man who committed the slayings and took h…
Next up at the ballot box: Undreaming California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Creating the state of California took a revolt that led to the short-lived Bear Republic, a war with Mexico, and various international treaties. Now, some northern natives hope to take it apart, starting with a couple of ballo…
GM finalizes number of vehicles in air bag recall of large trucks
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Monday finalized the number of newer-model large pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles it is recalling because the air bags may not deploy, lowering the number of affected vehicles.
Cuban agent urges prisoner swap for U.S. contractor like Afghan deal
HAVANA (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence officer recently released from a U.S. prison said on Monday that a similar deal to the one that freed U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should be negotiated in the case of jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross and thr…
