Seattle police clash with protesters following May Day marches

(Reuters) - Two police officers were injured and several people arrested on Sunday when a group of May Day demonstrators turned unruly, throwing rocks and bottles and breaking windows, the Seattle police department said.

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May Day rallies in Los Angeles carry strong anti-Trump theme

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in May Day rallies that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his campaign vow to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration.

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Connecticut governor honored for welcoming Syrian refugees

BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy was honored on Sunday by the family of John F. Kennedy for embracing Syrian refugees at a time when other U.S. leaders sought to turn them away.

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Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling

(Reuters) - Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who faces a potential life sentence for desertion while serving in Afghanistan, will be allowed access to classified material to prepare his defense, a military appeals court has ruled.

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Malia Obama headed to Harvard, will take gap year first

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's eldest daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 after taking a year off from studies following her high school graduation this spring, the White House said.

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Freight train derails in Washington, cars leaking hazardous chemicals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A CSX freight train derailed on Sunday morning in northeastern Washington DC, with several cars overturned and leaking hazardous liquids near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, the District of Columbia Fire Department tweeted.

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Daniel Berrigan, U.S. anti-war priest and poet, dies at 94

(Reuters) - Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, poet and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files to protest the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at 94, a Jesuit magazine reported.

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