California mother faces murder charges of stabbing baby to death
(Reuters) – A California woman found wandering in a park with a bloodied baby in her arms faced murder charges on Sunday on suspicion of stabbing and killing her 7-month-old son, police said.
Motorist plucks crawling boy to safety from busy Utah road
(Reuters) – A 1-year-old child who got out of his backyard and crawled onto a four-lane road in Utah is home safe with his family after being saved by a motorist, police said on Saturday.
More tornadoes expected in central U.S. after North Carolina storm
(Reuters) – The first serious, prolonged storms of the year were brewing on Saturday in the Great Plains, with a growing risk of tornadoes touching down in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas in the coming days, federal meteorologists said.
Explosion levels home in Chicago suburb, no serious injuries
(Reuters) – An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak destroyed a house in a Chicago suburb and damaged up to 30 other homes on Friday night but did not leave anyone seriously hurt, a local sheriff’s official said.
Obama reminds North Korea of U.S. ‘military might’
SEOUL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States did not use its military might to “impose things” on others, but that it would use that might if necessary to defend South Korea from any attack by the reclusive North.
South Carolina town rallies ’round fired gay police chief
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A one-square-mile South Carolina town with four traffic lights is challenging the mayor’s power to strip its lesbian police chief of her badge in what supporters are calling a case of workplace discrimination.
Homeland Security struggles to tempt, retain cyber talent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the race to attract cybersecurity experts to protect the government’s computer networks, the Department of Homeland Security has a handicap money can’t fix.
Detroit retiree committee reaches deal on pensions, healthcare
(Reuters) – A committee created by a U.S. bankruptcy court to represent Detroit’s retired workers said on Friday it reached an agreement in principle with the city over pensions and healthcare, potentially giving the city a key ally.
Pennsylvania parents to keep twins conjoined
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania couple has decided not to split their newborn conjoined twins, local news outlets said, citing the high risk of surgery for the boys.
One dead, six injured after SUV plows into line outside California ice cream shop
(Reuters) – An elderly woman was struck and killed and six others were injured on Friday when an SUV plowed into customers standing outside a southern California ice cream shop, authorities said.
