Colorado man charged with felonies for shooting black bear cubs
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado homeowner who allegedly shot two black bear cubs, killing one and wounding the other so severely that it had to be euthanized, was charged on Thursday with two felonies that could send him to prison, prosecutors said.
Longtime L.L. Bean head Leon Gorman dies at 80, company says
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – Leon Gorman, former president and chairman of family-owned L.L. Bean Inc, Maine’s trademark outdoor gear and clothing company, has died of cancer, the company said on Thursday. He was 80.
Remains in fire pit are from missing Ohio teenager, sheriff says
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Human remains found in a fire pit are those of an Ohio teenage girl missing since July, and a man charged with tampering with her dead body is also suspected of involvement in her disappearance, police said on Thursday.
Soccer players at Washington state college suspended for black face photo
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Five members of the women’s soccer team at a Christian college in Washington state were suspended for one match for donning racist black face and Afro wigs in a photo posted online, the university said.
New York City reaches $450,000 settlement in suit over Rikers beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a former Rikers Island inmate who was hog-tied and brutally beaten by correctional officers while in solitary confinement in 2012, city officials said.
Pennsylvania police seek driver in attack on officer thrown down embankment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Pennsylvania state police on Thursday sought a man they said attacked a female police officer and threw her down an embankment along a highway.
Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Nichols wants his guns back
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Convicted Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is seeking the return of his guns seized by federal authorities so his family can sell them to support his adult children, lawyers said on Thursday.
One Marine killed, 11 hurt in helicopter accident in North Carolina
(Reuters) – One U.S. Marine was killed and 11 were injured when a helicopter made a hard landing during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the Marines said on Thursday.
U.S. report cites poor police response during Ferguson unrest
(Reuters) – Police forces need more training and other improvements to avoid a repeat of mistakes made in response to last year’s race-related protests and riots in Ferguson, Missouri, according to a U.S. Justice Department report issued on Thursday.
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas abortion rules
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas abortion providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to hear their challenge to the state’s restrictions on abortions that they contend are aimed more at shutting clinics than protecting women’s health.
