Coast Guard closes part of Mississippi River after oil spill
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday it closed part of the Mississippi River after oil was spilled in a collision between two tow boats near Paducah, Kentucky.
Man found dead in Yosemite National Park had been hiking alone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Yosemite National Park officials said on Thursday that a man whose body was found in the California park this week had been hiking alone and was not discovered for more than three weeks because nobody reported him missing.
Virginia police officer indicted for murder in April shooting
(Reuters) – A grand jury on Thursday indicted a white police officer of Portsmouth, Virginia, for first-degree murder in the shooting of a black teenager.
Harvard gives students more latitude to describe their gender
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University’s largest academic division is allowing students register for the new academic year as male, female or transgender and choose which gendered or genderless pronouns they prefer, school officials said Thursday.
U.S. judge dismisses civil rights suit against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal judge has approved a deal between the U.S. Justice Department and Arizona’s Maricopa County to resolve accusations of civil rights abuses and dismissed the department’s lawsuit against controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio and …
Students at Washington’s Howard University complain about mold, rats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials at Howard University on Thursday met with students who have been complaining about rats, mold, high tuition and other issues at the school, one of the oldest historically black U.S. colleges.
U.S. suspects more freed Guantanamo inmates returned to battlefield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of detainees freed from the U.S. Guantanamo detention camp who are suspected of “re-engaging” with militant groups overseas increased over the first six months of 2015, the Obama administration said on Thursday.
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.
