Planned Parenthood sues Utah governor over defunding
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood sued Utah’s governor on Monday for directing state agencies to discontinue their contracts with the women’s healthcare provider after an anti-abortion group released secretly recorded videos that caused a political firest…
Elderly Montana woman injured in rare black bear attack
(Reuters) – An elderly woman has been hospitalized with serious injuries she suffered in a rare attack by a black bear outside her rural home near the city of Kalispell in northwestern Montana, wildlife managers said on Monday.
Half of Oregon’s bridges would collapse in major quake: officials
PORTLAND (Reuters) – As Oregon comes to terms with growing evidence that an extremely large earthquake is likely to strike in coming decades, transportation authorities in the state said on Monday that half the state’s bridges could collapse when “the …
State suspends amphibious truck tour service after Seattle crash
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state commission suspended an amphibious tour service operator in Seattle on Monday while it investigates last week’s crash with a charter bus carrying international students in which five people died, an official said….
New Jersey high school football player died from lacerated spleen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey high school football player’s death on Saturday was the result of massive internal bleeding from a lacerated spleen, the medical examiner said in a statement on Monday.
New York woman gets seven years prison for helping inmates escape
(Reuters) – A prison employee who helped two convicted murderers escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York was sentenced on Monday to up to 7 years behind bars for providing the inmates with tools used in their daring break-out.
Georgia woman set for execution gets last-minute clemency hearing
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia’s only female death row inmate won a last-minute clemency hearing on Monday, a day before she is due to be executed by lethal injection, the state parole board said.
Chicago mayor pitches New York investors on budget fix
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took his city fiscal push to New York on Monday to seek to convince skeptical municipal bond investors that Chicago is determined to fix its sagging finances which have dragged down its credit rat…
U.S. marijuana arrests up despite changing views: pro-pot group
DENVER (Reuters) – Despite an increasing number of Americans who do not view marijuana use as a crime, pot arrests across the United States increased last year for the first time since 2009, proponents of the drug’s legalization said on Monday.
Elderly Montana woman injured in rare black bear attack
(Reuters) – An elderly woman has been hospitalized with injuries she suffered in a rare attack by a black bear outside her rural home near the city of Kalispell in northwestern Montana, wildlife managers said on Monday.
