Connecticut judge drops 1992 murder case against disabled man
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A mentally disabled Connecticut man whose 1992 murder and rape conviction was overturned earlier this year after he spent a quarter century in prison can never be tried again for the crimes, a Connecticut judge ruled on Frida…
Oil bust saps U.S. students’ enthusiasm for petroleum degrees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Enrollment in U.S. petroleum engineering degree programs fell for the first time in 13 years this fall, as an oil industry slump makes college students wary of entering the boom and bust world of oil and gas.
Pope Francis met with gay couple in U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff’s visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
Elderly Montana woman dies from rare black bear attack
(Reuters) – An 85-year-old Montana woman has died of wounds she suffered in a rare attack by a black bear inside her rural home where she had been feeding bruins in violation of state law, authorities said on Friday.
Oklahoma sheriff linked to fatal shooting to step down on November 1
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz will resign on Nov. 1 after a grand jury recommended his removal and indicted him on two misdemeanors in an investigation spurred by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white volun…
Oklahoma court grants state’s request to halt 3 upcoming executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday granted a state request to halt three upcoming executions so it can examine a drug mix-up discovered about two hours before inmate Richard Glossip was to have been put to death …
Justice Department says St. Louis County police must reform
(Reuters) – Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, who have been wrestling with racial unrest in the region for more than a year, must bring more minorities into their ranks and undertake a series of reforms, according to a federal report issued on Frid…
Cleveland infant is third child fatally shot in city in a month
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland’s police chief on Friday appealed for help from the community to stem violence after a 5-month-old girl was fatally shot while she sat in a car with her family, the third child killed in a month in the city.
U.S. payday lending probe targets Philadelphia-area businessman: records
(Reuters) – A Philadelphia-area businessman and a member of an indigenous group in Canada are the targets of a U.S. investigation involving the payday lending industry, according to court records.
U.S. Coast Guard searching for ship near hurricane-hit Bahamas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday it was searching for a 735-foot cargo ship with 33 crew aboard reported to be caught in powerful Hurricane Joaquin near Crooked Island, Bahamas.
