San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued
San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. “It was pretty crazy,” said Gera Hinojosa, a valet parking cars downtown after [...]
May 25, 2013
British police arrest 3 over soldier’s killing
British police arrest 3 over soldier’s killing By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to [...]
May 25, 2013
British police arrest 3 over soldier’s killing
British police arrest 3 over soldier’s killing By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to [...]
May 25, 2013
Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass
Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. None of the seven [...]
May 25, 2013
French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France’s president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier. President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker was [...]
May 25, 2013
Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon
Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon BOSTON (AP) — Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn’t bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when [...]
May 25, 2013
What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) – The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn’t stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week. The [...]
May 25, 2013
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs [...]
May 25, 2013
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs [...]
May 25, 2013
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos
Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs [...]
May 25, 2013