Oregon men hospitalized, recovering after rare beaver attack
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two Oregon hikers who were assaulted by a beaver after they climbed onto its dam have been hospitalized for injuries incurred during the rare attack, law enforcement officials said on Friday.
Illinois barge captain sent to prison for fatal 2005 explosion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man who was captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in a Chicago canal in 2005, killing a crew member, was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday, prosecutors said.
U.S. Air Force mulls plans to replace Russian rocket engines
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force competition to develop a rocket propulsion system to end dependence on Russian rocket engines drew broad response from companies, the Air Force said on Friday.
California governor faces deadline to block parole of killer who buried man alive
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown faces a Friday deadline to decide whether to block the parole of a convicted murderer who beat and buried alive a mentally disabled man three decades ago, state officials said.
Search underway for missing U.S. Olympic sailor off Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Searchers scoured the waters off Miami on Friday for a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic sailing team after his boat washed up at a marina the previous night, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.A 16-foot (5-meter) boat littered with person…
Sarah Palin’s daughter, advocate for abstinence, says she is pregnant
(Reuters) – Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin who has spoken out in favor of sexual abstinence before marriage, is pregnant with her second child, she said in an contrite blog post.
Massachusetts home care workers win $15/hr starting wage
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts home care workers have won the nation’s first state-level $15-an-hour starting salary, after months of negotiations with state officials in an ongoing national campaign.
Wildfires threaten thousands of homes in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two wildfires burning in parched forestland east of Los Angeles were threatening thousands of structures on Friday as crews battled to contain the blazes before shifts in the wind push them into new territory, officials said.
Former Illinois congressman Reynolds indicted on tax charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mel Reynolds, already convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker, was indicted again for failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. top court rules for white supremacist over sentencing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday threw out part of a tough federal criminal sentencing law for being overly broad in a ruling that backed a Minnesota white supremacist who challenged his sentence on a firearms crime.
