Michigan governor issues appeal over Flint funds denial
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with the crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint, his office said on Thursday.
Judge orders release of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s autopsy results
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Autopsy results for Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, will be made public after a Georgia judge on Thursday ordered the report to be unsealed.
A flawed visionary, McClendon ignited shale revolution, courted controversy
(Reuters) – Aubrey McClendon, the oil and gas entrepreneur whose outsized ambition and high tolerance for risk made him a leading figure in the American energy revolution, died after crashing his car into a concrete wall on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. …
Ohio man who ate roommate’s brain denied parole for sixth time
(Reuters) – An Ohio man who killed his roommate and ate part of his brain almost 40 years ago was denied parole for the sixth time, prison officials said on Thursday.
Maryland high court takes up key issue in Freddie Gray death
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Thursday urged Maryland’s high court to force a Baltimore policeman to testify against his fellow officers in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal injury while in custody….
New Jersey pastor indicted for bribery in case tied to JPMorgan hacking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey pastor was indicted on Thursday for an alleged bribery scheme involving a bitcoin exchange owned by an Israeli man linked to cyber attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co and other companies.
Uproar ends triathlon at infamous ‘Angola’ prison in Louisiana
(Reuters) – A triathlon promising athletes an opportunity to compete in a notorious Louisiana prison has been canceled after organizers said they had received threats over the event planned at a maximum security penitentiary on a former slave plantatio…
Charged with six murders, Michigan Uber driver to get competency exam
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) – The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people last month in a shooting spree in the southwestern part of the state will undergo a competency exam, the prosecuting attorney said on Thursday.
Police cleared in death of New York woman in jail: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State’s attorney general has determined that the Mount Vernon police were not criminally culpable for the death in jail of an African-American mother of eight who had been arrested on shoplifting charges, a source familiar…
American Chastain to donate brain for CTE research
(Reuters) – Retired U.S. soccer player Brandi Chastain, who scored the winning goal at the 1999 Women’s World Cup, said on Thursday she will donate her brain posthumously to researchers studying the impact of concussions.
