U.S. Coast Guard responding to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard said about 1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge moored at Flint Hills east dock near Corpus Christi, Texas Thursday evening.
Seven dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck
Seven people were killed in New Mexico on Thursday after a Greyhound passenger bus collided head-on with a semi-trailer truck that jumped a highway median strip, state police said.
California looks to adopt Obama-style net neutrality rules
California lawmakers moved on Thursday toward imposing the nation’s strictest net neutrality laws on internet providers, flying in the face of sweeping new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules seen as a win for the companies.
Trump vows to fight censorship of conservatives by social media firms
President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Indiana on Thursday that his administration is standing up for free-speech rights, warning that large social media companies could not be allowed to “control what we can and cannot see.”
U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones loses bid to stop defamation lawsuit
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the parents of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre, according to court documents released on Thursday.
Colorado man sentenced to 11 years for aiding Uzbek militants
A Colorado man convicted of providing material support to a U.S.-designated terrorist group in his native Uzbekistan was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver said.
First Yellowstone-area grizzly hunt in 40 years blocked by federal judge
A federal judge in Montana on Thursday issued a court order temporarily blocking the first trophy hunts of Yellowstone-area grizzly bears in more than 40 years, siding with native American groups and environmentalists seeking to restore the animals’ pr…
New Mexico prosecutor vows charges after compound members released
A New Mexico district attorney vowed on Thursday to reinstate child abuse charges against three defendants from a remote compound after a procedural fumble by his team led to their release, sparking a public outcry.
At least four dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck
At least four people were killed in New Mexico on Thursday after a Greyhound passenger bus collided head-on with a semi-trailer truck that jumped a highway median strip, and the death toll was expected to rise, the New Mexico state police said.
New Mexico prosecutor vows new charges after release of compound members
A New Mexico district attorney vowed on Thursday to reinstate child abuse charges against three defendants from a remote compound after a procedural fumble by his team led to their release, sparking a public outcry.
