Alaska mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, DC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a tiny Alaska town are grieving the death of their mayor, who was fatally struck by a bus with her elderly mother during a visit to Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan police say 61-year-old Skagway Mayor Monica Carlson and her 85-year-old mother, Cora Adams of Elbe, Washington, died at a hospital after the Wednesday night crash near the National Mall.
Police say the bus struck the women in a crosswalk as the vehicle made a left hand turn. Police spokeswoman