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U.S. Top News: California community mourns victims of killing spree

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05/26/2014
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California community mourns victims of killing spree
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Hundreds gathered at a memorial service on Sunday night to mourn six young people killed two nights earlier by a gunman in a California college town.
Three shot dead at South Carolina oceanfront hotel
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and a fourth wounded in a shooting at a oceanfront hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. Southeast, police said on Sunday.
Top CIA officer in Afghanistan mistakenly named by White House: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House inadvertently included the name of the top CIA official in Afghanistan on a list of participants in a military briefing with President Barack Obama that was distributed to reporters on Sunday, the Washington Post reported.
Three people missing in western Colorado mudslide
DENVER (Reuters) - Three people were missing after a four-mile (6-km) long mudslide tore through a mountain community near the Grand Mesa National Forest in western Colorado on Sunday, authorities said.
Senator to renew gun control push after California shooting spree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Sunday he wanted to revive gun control legislation rejected by Congress in the wake of the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre, saying it could have helped prevent this weekend's deadly California shooting spree.
Aging veterans build online honor roll of fallen comrades
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Air Force veteran Don Skinner, 83, wakes at dawn's early light, downs a cholesterol pill, blood thinner and some instant coffee then boots up his computer to spend eight hours each day telling war stories of the fallen who can't speak for themselves.
In North American rail towns, some try to stop oil trains
(Reuters) - Albany, New York Sheriff Craig Apple assured a room of concerned citizens that county emergency crews were prepared to handle an oil-train accident involving three or four tank cars.
Police officer for Arizona American Indian community killed on duty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A police officer on a Native American Indian reservation in Arizona was shot dead while sitting in his patrol vehicle after ordering a car to pull over, police said Sunday.
Alaska wildfire scorches more than 100,000 acres, threatens homes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefighters in Alaska on Sunday were battling a massive wildfire that was pushing towards hundreds of homes and vacation cabins, with residents urged to be ready for a possible mandatory evacuation, state emergency officials said.
Obama pledges to uphold 'sacred trust' with U.S. veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the end of a week rocked by allegations of mismanagement and cover-ups at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama used his weekly address on Saturday to vow again to make sure veterans get the necessary medical care.
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