After coal, can better health save West Virginia?
WILLIAMSON, WV (Reuters) – With coal trains chugging past in the distance, Jack Perry watches as his wife, Margie, plants row upon row of Hungarian pepper seedlings in the community garden that residents of this West Virginia coal town call the “Garden…
Bill Cosby said in 2005 lawsuit he gave Quaaludes to women for sex
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he had obtained Quaaludes with the intent of giving the sedatives to young women in order to have sex with them, according to court documents unsealed on Monday.
One dead, three injured in Washington state ice cave collapse
(Reuters) – One person died and three were injured on Monday in the partial collapse of an ice cave in Washington state that U.S. Forest Service officials had warned was too dangerous for exploration due to unseasonably warm weather.
Dutch man convicted of stalking Wisconsin woman to be deported
(Reuters) – A Dutch man is awaiting deportation after he was convicted of coming to the United States to stalk an 18-year-old Wisconsin woman, forcing her and her mother to go into hiding, authorities said on Monday.
Deported man charged with murder in San Francisco shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A convicted felon who had been deported from the United States to Mexico five times was charged on Monday with murder in the shooting of a woman last week at a tourist area in San Francisco.
Native Americans protest proposed Arizona copper mine
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Members of a Native American tribe in Arizona took to the roadways on Monday to protest against a proposal for a massive copper mine at a small town east of Phoenix, vowing to protect sacred lands.
Cosby obtained Quaaludes with intent of giving to women for sex: court documents
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby testified in 2005 to obtaining Quaaludes with the intent of giving the sedatives to young women to have sex, according to court documents unsealed on Monday.
San Francisco mayor says ‘concerned’ over release of suspected gunman
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Monday expressed concern about the release of a convicted felon who had been deported from the United States to Mexico five times and is now being held in fatal shooting of a woman last week.
Fast-moving Idaho wildfire destroys upscale homes in resort area
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire in Idaho that destroyed several upscale homes and forced 200 residents to flee prompted the governor on Monday to declare a disaster emergency that would free up federal funds to help fight the blaze.
South Carolina bill to remove Confederate flag advances in legislature
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina lawmakers took a step on Monday toward removing the Confederate battle flag that flies at the state house in Columbia, long denounced as a symbol of slavery by critics.
