Court rules Wyoming wolves should be stripped of federal protections
(Reuters) – Wolves in Wyoming should be stripped of Endangered Species Act protections and management given to the state rather than the U.S. government, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, a decision that opens the door for hunting of the animals…
Montana activists ramp up campaign against culling Yellowstone bison
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Wildlife advocates are ramping up their campaign against the annual culling of bison that roam onto state lands in Montana each winter from Yellowstone National Park, erecting dramatic billboards showing buffalo bleeding in th…
Oklahoma Native American tribe sues energy companies for quake damage
PAWNEE, Okla. (Reuters) – The Pawnee Nation filed a lawsuit on Friday in tribal court in Oklahoma against 27 oil and gas producers, seeking damages for an earthquake they said was caused from man-made activity related to hydraulic fracturing, or fracki…
Los Angeles police investigate ‘That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson in sex assaults
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson is being investigated for alleged sexual assault of three women, Los Angeles police said on Friday.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dr. Oz over fake olive oil claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz won a legal victory after a judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging he violated a Georgia food libel law after making claims on his show that some imported olive oil sold in U.S. supermarkets could…
Johnson & Johnson wins trial in talc product liability lawsuits
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that a state court jury in Missouri had returned a verdict in its favor in the latest trial to arise out of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s talc-based products can increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
FCC approves waivers to track Jewish center threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is granting an emergency temporary waiver to Jewish community centers and telecommunications carriers that serve them to help track down callers who have made threats, the agency said on…
Galleon’s Rajaratnam loses bid to cut insider trading sentence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam’s bid to void much of his insider trading conviction and shorten his 11-year prison sentence.
Catholic diocese in Minnesota files for bankruptcy over sex abuse
(Reuters) – A Catholic diocese in Minnesota filed for bankruptcy on Friday, joining more than a dozen other U.S. Catholic districts and religious orders driven to seek protection from creditors by the church’s clergy sex abuse scandal.
Texas environmentalists sue Houston-area refinery over pollution
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Two Texas environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday under the U.S. Clean Air Act alleging repeated pollution violations by a Houston-area refinery owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, the organizations said.
