New York man’s murder conviction vacated after 25 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 49-year-old New York man took his first steps as a free man in more than two decades on Thursday after a judge vacated his 1991 murder conviction as part of the Brooklyn district attorney’s review of dozens of decades-old cases c…
U.S. forces ill-equipped to stop illegal drugs, migrants: admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces responsible for disrupting the flow of illegal drugs and migrants to the United States lack the airplanes and ships needed to perform their mission at the level set by the Pentagon, a top U.S. admiral said on Thursday…
Dead burglar believed to be escaped Mississippi inmate: police
VICKSBURG, Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi police said they believe an inmate who escaped from jail last week broke into a house on Thursday and was shot dead after a struggle with the homeowners.
Two U.S. soldiers in South America contracted, recovered from Zika: commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. soldiers serving in South America contracted Zika but have fully recovered and returned to duty, while a third, pregnant service member left the region early for fear of contracting the virus, a top U.S. commander said o…
Chicago school district sues former CEO as finances worsen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago school district on Thursday sued its former chief, who pleaded guilty last year to her role in a kickback scheme, and owners of two education training firms, seeking more than $65 million in damages.
Thousands pay final respects to Nancy Reagan ahead of funeral
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mourners filed quietly past the casket of former first lady Nancy Reagan on Thursday for a second day at her husband’s presidential library in Southern California ahead of a funeral to be attended by current first lady Michelle …
Pennsylvania families win $4.2 million damages in fracking lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A federal jury ruled on Thursday that Cabot Oil & Gas Co must pay more than $4.2 million in damages to two families in northeastern Pennsylvania who said the company’s fracking operations contaminated their ground water.
North Carolina can offer ‘Choose Life’ license plates, court rules
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina can issue specialty license plates with an anti-abortion slogan but reject alternatives supporting abortion rights without running afoul of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said on Thursday i…
Wisconsin deaths linked to bacteria lowered to 15
(Reuters) – Wisconsin officials have revised down to 15 the number of deaths that may be related to an outbreak of Elizabethkingia bacteria that has infected a total of 48 people, most of them elderly, over the past five months.
Pennsylvania judge allows end of Sandusky’s Second Mile charity
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday approved the dissolution of The Second Mile, a charity for disadvantaged youth that prosecutors say founder Jerry Sandusky used to find his child sex abuse victims.
