LOS ANGELES
Famed activist Hayden dies
In one of the most dramatic transformations in American politics, Tom Hayden went from being a famed 1960s and 1970s student radical to a mainstream elected official and elder statesman of the country’s left. He died Sunday at age 76 following a lengthy illness. Hayden will be forever linked to riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Vietnam War protests of the 1970s and his onetime marriage to actress Jane Fonda. Those events, however, ultimately represented just a small slice of a life dedicated to, as he put it, trying to change the world. Elected to the California Assembly in 1982, Hayden served 10 years, followed by eight more in the state Senate. Former President Bill Clinton praised Hayden, saying “his eventful life in pursuit of peace and justice ran the gamut from protesting to legislating, with lots of writing and teaching along the way.”
OKLAHOMA CITY
Accused murderer sought
Authorities are hunting for a man suspected of killing his aunt and uncle, shooting two police officers, stealing a patrol car and carjacking other vehicles in a violent rampage in the Oklahoma City area, all while apparently taunting law enforcement via social media. The officers were shot Sunday night as they responded to a report of shots fired in the town of Wellston, 35 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The officers’ injuries weren’t life-threatening, and both are expected to recover, said Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown. The sheriff’s department said one person was arrested after the shooting but that a second suspect, 38-year-old Michael Vance, fled in a patrol car.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.
Bus might not have braked
A California Highway Patrol official says there’s no evidence a bus carrying gamblers home from a desert casino braked before slamming into the back of a big rig, killing 13 people. CHP Border Division Chief Jim Abele on Monday cited the power of the impact and the fact that no skid marks were found. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the collision, which is one of the deadliest wrecks in California history. The truck was creeping along at 5 mph because of utility work that had gone on throughout the night along Interstate 10 near Palm Springs. That’s when the bus, moving as fast as 65 mph, slammed into it, authorities said.
Compiled from wire reports.