Anadarko ordered to pay $159.5 million fine for 2010 Gulf spill
(Reuters) – A federal judge ordered Anadarko Petroleum Corp to pay a $159.5 million civil fine reflecting its stake in the Gulf of Mexico well whose 2010 blowout caused the largest U.S. offshore oil spill.
Human Rights Watch demands U.S. criminal probe of CIA torture
(Reuters) – Human Rights Watch called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to investigate 21 former U.S. officials, including former President George W. Bush, for potential criminal misconduct for their roles in the CIA’s torture of terrorism suspect…
Montana mulls restoration of bison from Yellowstone herds
(Reuters) – The shaggy offspring of the United States’ only wild, purebred herd of bison are pitting Montana conservationists, federal wildlife managers, ranchers and Native American tribes against each other.
U.S. Marine jailed in Philippines for killing transgender woman
OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – A Philippine court found a U.S. Marine guilty of killing a transgender woman on Tuesday, jailing him for six to 12 years in a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in its former colony…
Chicago officer, charged with murdering black teen, posts bond
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A white Chicago police officer, charged with murdering a black teenager, posted bond on Monday afternoon as protests continued over a patrol car’s dashboard camera video that showed the officer shooting the teen 16 times.
U.S. abortion providers face increased threat of violence
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – His ranch was burned down in 1991, his clinic in 2009, and his partner was assassinated that year. Now abortion provider LeRoy Carhart varies his route to work, books hotel rooms at the last minute and will not say wheth…
Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk found dead at Alaska home: police
(Reuters) – Greg Fisk, the mayor of Juneau, Alaska, has been found dead at a home in the city, police said on Monday.
Judge rules out immediate medical check in suit on Redstone’s mental competence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California court on Monday rejected a request from the former girlfriend of Sumner Redstone for the 92-year-old chairman of Viacom Inc to undergo an immediate medical evaluation.
Too hard for Californians to get into public universities: report
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Insufficient funding and tighter admissions standards have made it too hard for California high school students to win admission to the state’s public university system, a new report says.
New York to propose banking rules to prevent illicit financing: source
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is preparing to impose new regulations on banks operating in the state to prevent money laundering and the financing of militant groups, a Cuomo administration official told Reuters on Monday.
