Oklahoma teenager who killed family sentenced to life in prison
An Oklahoma judge sentenced a 19-year-old on Thursday to five consecutive life sentences after he was convicted of joining his older brother in bludgeoning and stabbing their parents and three siblings to death in 2015, court documents showed.
U.S. appeals court orders EPA to ban pesticide said to harm children
A divided federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban a widely-used pesticide that critics say can endanger children and farmers.
Mechanic killed in road accident while fighting Carr Fire in California
A heavy equipment mechanic working for California fire authorities and assigned to the Carr wildfire was killed on Thursday as a result of traffic accident, officials said, bringing the death toll from that blaze to eight.
Firefighters make progress in quelling California’s largest wildfire
Firefighters battling the largest recorded wildfire in California’s history made progress in extinguishing the flames, even as the blaze grew overnight, the state fire agency said on Thursday.
The ‘Friends’ trend: ’90s fashion revival for back-to-school season
Urban Outfitters Inc , American Eagle Outfitters Inc and other retailers are filling stores with styles from the 1990s in a bet that fanny packs, chunky-soled sneakers and high-waisted “mom jeans” will lift back-to-school sales.
After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward national system
In California last month, two young children and their great-grandmother died in a wildfire that family members say they never saw coming.
Brutal weather threatens California wildfire battle
Fierce winds, bone-dry weather and high temperatures are expected on Thursday in northern California, where they could threaten efforts to fight the largest wildfire in state history.
Tennessee to execute man for rape and murder of 7-year-old girl
Tennessee is set to hold its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday when it plans to put to death by lethal injection a man convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting.
Court rejects appeal of ex-Stanford swimmer against sexual assault conviction
A California court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a former Stanford University swimmer who was found guilty of sexual assault and served a sentence that many say was too lenient.
Gusting winds, heat to menace California wildfire battle
Crews battling the largest wildfire in California’s history face a return of gusting winds and high temperatures on Thursday that are expected to stoke a blaze that has burned an area nearly the size of Los Angeles.
