‘We’re all right,’ train hero tells Dad. ‘But something has happened’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The Rev. Tony Sadler, whose son Anthony was one of three Sacramento friends who subdued a gunman on a high-speed train bound for Paris, was sitting in a Sacramento barber’s chair last Friday when his phone buzzed from an …
Arizona severs ties with prison operator over violent uprisings
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona will fire the private operator running a state prison after three major uprisings that caused extensive damage and forced more than 1,200 inmates to be relocated, Governor Doug Ducey said on Wednesday.
Supporters seek to put Nebraska death penalty to voters in 2016
(Reuters) – An activist group seeking to override the Nebraska legislature’s abolition of the death penalty submitted nearly three times as many signatures as needed on Wednesday to put the question to voters in 2016.
New Hampshire rape trial defendant says sexual encounter was consensual
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A former student on trial for rape in a case that has cast a harsh light on the culture of an elite New Hampshire prep school testified on Wednesday that he had a consensual sexual encounter with his 15-year-old accuser that s…
Pennsylvania court unseals pornographic emails sent by officials
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday unsealed a trove of pornographic emails exchanged by state officials years ago that Attorney General Kathleen Kane said her political enemies wanted to suppress and her foes said she…
Video links white supremacist to Kansas killings: prosecutors
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – Prosecutors presented witnesses, video and forensic evidence on Wednesday they said proved white supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross fatally shot three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year.
Chicago fire destroys Second City comedy offices, spares theater
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A fire destroyed the Second City comedy offices, but largely spared the theater of the sketch and improv company in Chicago that has helped launch the careers of many comedians, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Police officer shot, two stabbed in southwest Louisiana
(Reuters) – A police officer was shot and two people stabbed in a southwest Louisiana town on Wednesday, with a suspect barricading himself in a convenience store, police said.
Ex-CEO hid antiques sale money while owing SEC millions: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A one-time chief executive at a maker of high-definition television displays was arrested on Wednesday for pocketing $657,000 from the sale of antiques, rather than using it to help pay a judgment obtained by U.S. regulators for il…
Mormon Church says keeping ties with Boy Scout movement
(Reuters) – The Mormon Church said on Wednesday it will keep its close ties with Boy Scouts of America, ending speculation of a split after the organization lifted a ban last month on adult leaders and employees who are openly gay.
