Fans rampage after University of Arizona basketball defeat
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) – Basketball fans went on a rampage, lobbing bottles and firecrackers, outside the University of Arizona after the school’s team narrowly lost to the University of Wisconsin in an NCAA tournament game, police said on Sunday.
Small-town Washington state mayor finds new role after mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Days after a Washington state mudslide left dozens dead and missing, Dan Rankin stood in a high school gymnasium and hugged tight a teenage girl reeling from the loss of her sister.
Iran plans to replace U.N. ambassador in New York
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.
U.S. releases immigrant, says unrelated to daughter’s plea to pope
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant to the United States whose daughter asked Pope Francis for help in stopping her father’s deportation has been released from custody, but U.S. immigration officials said there was no papal intervention.
Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake
(Reuters) – Residents of southern California were rattled by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake Saturday afternoon, the largest of more than 100 aftershocks following Friday’s 5.1 rumbler that caused light scattered damage around the Los Angeles area.
GM recall process will be under congressional microscope
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra faces Congress next week she will have to explain how the top brass at the biggest U.S. automaker can say they knew nothing for more than a decade about a faulty ignition …
Washington community grieves growing toll in U.S. mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The grim task of combing through debris from a landslide that sent a wall of mud cascading over dozens of homes on the outskirts of a rural Washington town came to a standstill briefly on Saturday for a moment of sile…
Storm forces evacuation of spectators, delay of Florida car race
(Reuters) – A powerful storm in Florida forced the delay of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix car race and the evacuation of spectators from the grandstands on Saturday, said organizers who were working on a revised schedule of the three-day IndyCar event….
Exclusive: GM crash victims’ families who settled may revisit deals
(Reuters) – Two families who settled with General Motors Co over fatal crashes linked to faulty ignition switches are considering trying to overturn the agreements, after the company disclosed it had known about the issue for years.
California senate suspends three lawmakers in criminal probes
(Reuters) – The California state Senate suspended three Democratic lawmakers on Friday charged with federal criminal cases including Leland Yee, who was arrested this week in an FBI sweep on corruption and gun trafficking charges.
