Oklahoma medical examiner rules oilman McClendon’s deadly crash an accident
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The fiery crash that killed U.S. oilman Aubrey McClendon in March after his car hit a wall was an accident, Oklahoma’s medical examiner said on Wednesday, echoing a police inquiry’s findings a day earlier that there was no evi…
Washington’s National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from windows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington National Cathedral will remove Confederate battle flags from two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, the cathedral said on Wednesday.
New York teen who vanished in 2009 likely held captive, killed: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 17-year-old New York girl who vanished in 2009 while on spring break in a South Carolina beach town was likely held captive for several days before being killed, federal agents investigating the girl’s disappearance said for the …
Ohio man guilty of corpse abuse in case of infant dead in crib
(Reuters) – An Ohio man whose infant daughter was discovered dead in a crib by a cable television installer was found guilty on Wednesday of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
Two gay men challenge Tennessee denial of service law
(Reuters) – Two men have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee and its governor saying their constitutional rights as gay individuals are violated by a new law that allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients on the basis of “sincerely held…
Rangers search for man who fell into Yellowstone hot spring
(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park rangers on Wednesday were attempting to recover the body of a man who was believed killed after falling into a hot spring at the tourist attraction in Wyoming, a park spokesman said.
New Jersey’s top court to rule in high-stakes public pension case
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Supreme Court is expected to decide on Thursday whether the state’s 2011 public pension reform improperly froze retirees’ cost-of-living increases, a ruling that could cost the state billions of dollars in new liabilities.
California surrogate loses bid to be named mother of triplets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a surrogate mother of triplets seeking to overturn California’s surrogacy law and name her as the children’s mother.
Gold medal stolen from Olympian’s car in Atlanta parking lot
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta police were searching on Wednesday for a 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from champion canoer Joe Jacobi’s car in a restaurant parking lot earlier this week.
Kentucky prisons drop mail policy targeting homosexuality
(Reuters) – The Kentucky Department of Corrections has dropped a policy allowing state prisons to ban inmates’ mail it claimed promoted homosexuality, a spokeswoman with the department said on Wednesday.
