US Veterans chief Shinseki resigns
Craig TaylorEmbattled US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns amid a scandal over delayed care and falsified records at the agency’s hospitals. BBC News – US & Canada
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US measles cases reach 20-year high
Public health experts in the US are urging people to get vaccinated against measles after a spike in cases in the country this year. BBC News – US & Canada
Angelou ‘brightest light’ says Obama
US President Barack Obama leads tributes to Maya Angelou, describing the poet, author and activist as “one of the brightest lights of our time”. BBC News – US & Canada
Gunman’s parents ‘raced to stop him’
The parents of Elliot Rodger who killed six students in California tried to stop him after getting details of his plans just before the attack, says a family friend. BBC News – US & Canada
US police name drive-by killer
US police confirm that the man who killed six people in a rampage in Santa Barbara, California was 22-year-old Elliot Rodger. BBC News – US & Canada
California drive-by gunman kills six
A gunman kills six people in drive-by shootings in Santa Barbara, with police investigating a video by a young man expressing anger at women. BBC News – US & Canada