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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

U.S. student held prisoner by North Korea dies days after release

(Reuters) - An American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months died at a Cincinnati hospital on Monday, just days after he was released from captivity in a coma, his family said.

Closing arguments set in Massachusetts 'Baby Doe' murder case

BOSTON (Reuters) - The trial of the Boston man accused of murdering a toddler in 2015 and dumping her body in the ocean, sparking a months-long effort to identify "Baby Doe" after her remains washed up on shore, is due to wrap up with closing arguments on Tuesday.

Democrats protest Senate Republican healthcare secrecy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats took to the Senate floor on Monday to throw a spotlight on behind-the-scenes efforts by the Republican majority to repeal former President Barack Obama's healthcare law, known as Obamacare.

Supreme Court to hear major case on political boundaries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether the U.S. Constitution limits how far lawmakers can go to redraw voting districts to favor one political party over another in a case that could have huge consequences for American elections.

Virginia police probe Muslim girl's killing as 'road rage' incident

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A teenage Muslim girl killed by a bat-wielding motorist near a Virginia mosque was an apparent victim of "road rage" and her death is not being investigated as a hate crime, police said on Monday.

Fed's Fischer says more to be done to prevent future crises

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Stanley Fischer on Tuesday warned that while the U.S. and other countries have taken steps to make their housing finance systems stronger, more needs to be done to prevent a future crisis.

Ohio appeals for information on four people in family massacre probe

(Reuters) - Ohio investigators are appealing for information about three men and a woman from the same family in their probe into the unsolved 2016 execution-style killings of eight members of another family, the state's attorney general said on Monday.

Canada raises asylum seekers influx with Minnesota governor

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Canada's public safety minister raised concerns on Monday with Minnesota's state governor about an unauthorized influx of thousands of asylum seekers into Canada this year.

Tropical storm Bret could weaken to depression by Wednesday: NHC

(Reuters) - Tropical storm Bret, located about 150 miles (235 kms) south of Grenanda, is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.

Sharp rise in suicides by gun among American children is found

(Reuters) - American children died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds at a sharply higher rate in 2014 than seven years earlier, according to a study released on Monday, which said that the safe storage of firearms could make a big difference in preventing youth suicides.