Arkansas judge convicted of bribery granted pauper status by U.S. court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A former Arkansas judge convicted of receiving bribes in exchange for lowering the damages awarded in a civil suit will appeal his 10-year prison sentence, but at taxpayer expense, officials said on Friday.
Washington Monument’s elevator breaks down, again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Monument’s troubled elevator broke down on Friday for a second time this week, the National Park Service said, forcing tourists at the top to descend by foot.
Illinois judge defers decision on freeing man wrongfully convicted of murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois judge on Friday said he needed more time to consider whether to free a man serving a life sentence who prosecutors say was wrongfully convicted in 2012 of kidnapping and murdering a 7-year-old girl more than 50 years ago…
U.S. task force to look at massive California natural gas leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. government task force will look into the country’s biggest ever accidental release of methane, which occurred over several months in Los Angeles, California, hoping to prevent future leaks of the potent greenhouse gas …
Ohio home of serial killer for rent during Republican convention
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Ohio childhood home of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, available for rent in time for the Republican National Convention this summer, could have been had for $8,000 a month until Friday afternoon, when the price went up and refe…
Mississippi lawmakers approve religion bill amid gay-rights protests
(Reuters) – A Mississippi measure that would allow people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples and provide wide protections for actions decried as discriminatory by gay rights advocates passed the state legislature on …
Sikh U.S. Army captain allowed to wear beard, turban in uniform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Sikh U.S. Army captain has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, turban and uncut hair in uniform, a decision supporters hailed on Friday as a landmark that could help other religious Sikhs to serve …
U.S., Japan finalize nuclear material transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have completed the removal of all highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium fuels from Japan’s Fast Critical Assembly research project that is due to be sent to South Carolina, the countries said…
Drug-sniffing rabbit, cannon-firing kittens debut in the U.S. (on April 1)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kittens firing a cannon, a rabbit sniffing for drugs, an attempt at humor on the fraught presidential campaign trail and a failed prank by Google competed for attention in the United States on Friday.
Chicago board halts naming police chief candidates
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The board in charge of choosing candidates to become Chicago’s next police chief said on Friday it will not suggest any new names until it sees whether the city council changes the selection rules.
