National: Breaking US News from Reuters

Five Soldiers Killed In Texas Flooding
A military truck is swept off a road and overturned as a search operation continues for soldiers missing from the vehicle.

Blue Angels Pilot Killed In Training Crash
The F/A-18 flown by Captain Jeff Kuss was taking off ahead of an air show this weekend in Tennessee when it crashed.

Father Throws Himself At Daughter’s Killer
Michael Madison smirks in the courtroom at the father of Shirellda Terry, whom he killed in July 2013 in Cleveland.

Clinton Says Trump Must Not Have Nuclear Codes
The Democratic front-runner warns that electing the “dangerously incoherent” Republican would be an “historic mistake”.

Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Back In Hospital
The three-time former heavyweight champion is being treated by doctors as a precaution and is listed in a fair condition.

Jurors Cry At Film Of Boy’s Fatal Dog Mauling
The Detroit four-year-old suffered more than 90 puncture wounds as the pit bulls savaged him before his helpless mother.

Prince Died Of An Opioid Overdose, Reports Say
The names of two doctors have emerged in the investigation into the entertainer’s death last month.

Woman On UCLA Gunman’s ‘Kill List’ Found Dead
The former doctoral student had lashed out online against the professor, a 39-year-old father-of-two.

$4.5bn To Zero: How Tech Tycoon ‘Lost’ Fortune
Last year she was America’s richest self-made woman, worth $4.5bn, but this year her wealth has been revised – to nothing.

New Photos Show Heard After Depp ‘Assault’
The actress says she “truly feared for her life” after an incident where her husband was allegedly abusive in December 2015.

Sanders Told ‘Sometimes You Just Have To Give Up’
The Vermont Senator trails in the Democratic nomination race ahead of two crucial primaries, in California and New Jersey.

Man Accused Of ‘Purge-Inspired’ Killing Spree
Jonathan Cruz allegedly texted friends and family about the murders, telling his girlfriend “I purge every night now”.

School Principal Suspended Over Fetty Wap Video
Officials investigate after Fetty Wap used his old high school in Paterson, New Jersey, in the video for his single Wake Up.

Taylor Swift And Calvin Harris ‘Split Up’
The DJ is reported to have called things off as a source says “Taylor’s heart was more in it than he was”.

Mother’s 911 Call Before Gorilla Death Released
“He’s grabbing my son – I can’t watch,” the woman cries after her three-year-old falls into an enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo.

Hospital Worker Who Swapped Syringes Has HIV
Rocky Allen denies taking a painkiller syringe and swapping it with one containing another substance at a Denver area hospital.

Boy Calls Police After Dad Runs A Red Light
“Um, daddy went past a red light,” the Massachusetts boy tells a 911 dispatcher before handing the phone to his father.

Ex-Wrestler Ruled Unfit For Murder Trial
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, who is charged over the death of his girlfriend more than 30 years ago, showed signs of dementia in court.

Biohacker Spends $1m Trying To Live To 180
Tech entrepreneur Dave Asprey puts his weight loss, greater focus and higher IQ down to harnessing new technology.

Hunt For First World War-Era Cannon Thief
The one-ton, 105mm cannon was towed from a Richmond, California, veteran’s hall, where it had been since 1947.

Family Of Boy In Gorilla Death Thank Zoo Staff
The parents of the unnamed three-year-old said he is “still doing well” after Saturday’s incident in Cincinnati.

No Civil Rights Charges In Jamar Clark Case
A US attorney cites “insufficient evidence” in his decision to clear two cops of civil rights charges in the fatal shooting.

Two Killed In Shooting On Campus At UCLA
The entire city of Los Angeles has been placed on tactical alert after the incident at the renowned university’s campus.

Trump To Visit UK Day After EU Referendum
Despite more than half a million people calling on him to be banned from the UK, Mr Trump is due in Scotland within weeks.

PETA Activist Says Zoo Wrong To Kill Gorilla
She says “we can’t put the life of an animal above that of a child” – as 400,000 demand an investigation into the boy’s parents.

‘Completely Zika-Affected’ Baby Born In US
A doctor says he is “95 percent” sure the baby girl, who was born to a mother from Central America, has the virus.

Graphic Novelist Held Over Torture Killing
Blake Leibel’s girlfriend is found inside their West Hollywood flat badly beaten and drained of blood, according to authorities.

Clinton Starts Talks With Sanders Over Unity
The presidential nomination front runner is keen to build bridges with her rival in a bid to stop Donald Trump in November.

Drew Peterson Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire Plot
Jurors take little more than an hour to return a verdict against the former cop accused of trying to have a prosecutor killed.

Police Investigate US Zoo Gorilla Shooting
Cincinnati police investigate after a gorilla was shot dead when a four-year-old boy entered the creature’s exhibit.

Shield Actor Found Guilty Of Wife’s Killing
An actor who portrayed a police officer on the TV show The Shield has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife.

US Issues Euro 2016 Terror Attack Warning
Americans planning to travel to Europe for events this summer are being told to “exercise vigilance” in public places.

College Swim Star Drowns In Lifeguard Tryout
Authorities in Massachusetts are trying to determine how a 22-year-old swimming star with lifeguard experience drowned in a lake.

Katie Couric Regrets ‘Misleading’ Gun Film Edit
The TV host says an edit to a question about background checks made gun rights’ activists “appear to be speechless”.

Heard ‘Stayed Silent To Protect Depp’s Career’
Her lawyers claim she suffered “years of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of Johnny”, who “desperately” needs help.

Alligators Found Eating Dead Body In Everglades
An autopsy will be carried out to determine the man’s cause of death after fishermen discover the gruesome scene in Florida.

Snowden Performed ‘Public Service’ With Leaks
Ex-US Attorney General Eric Holder says the debate on surveillance programmes should lessen any sentence Snowden receives.

Boy Aged 11 Missing, 40 Rescued After Floods
Hopes of finding Devon Cooley alive in Kansas are fading as rivers go on rising after more than 40cm of rain in the US.

Gorilla Death Prompts Calls To Prosecute Mum
Tens of thousands call for police action against a mother whose boy fell into a zoo enclosure before the animal was shot dead.

Suspicious Package Causes White House Lockdown
A woman has reportedly been arrested after throwing something over the fence along Pennsylvania Avenue.

Libertarian Party Picks Presidential Candidate
Gary Johnson stood as the candidate in 2012, but got less than 1% of the vote in the general election.

Conductor Killed After Falling From Train
Leslie Cacy was standing at the back of the train in the Royal Gorge, Colorado, when she fell out of a doorway and was run over.

American Arrested Over Violent Paris Attack
The 27-year-old is among five people held after a police patrol car was smashed and torched during violent protests across France.

Two Swimmers Injured In Suspected Shark Attacks
A 13-year-old boy suffers a serious leg injury and a woman is bitten on the torso and shoulder in two separate attacks.

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