Hunt for NY escapees focuses on burglarized cabin 20 miles from prison
CADYVILLE, N.Y. (Reuters) – The 2-week-old search for two escaped murderers focused on a rural area about 20 miles away from the upstate New York prison they fled, authorities said on Monday, after evidence reportedly showed the pair had been inside a …
Two Albuquerque police officers face second-degree murder charges in shooting
(Reuters) – A special prosecutor in New Mexico will seek second-degree murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers in the 2014 shooting death of a knife-wielding homeless man that triggered protests in the city, court papers showed on Monday…
At U.S. Supreme court, when justices take the bench, it’s story hour
(Reuters) – In these final days of the U.S. Supreme Court’s annual session, people can get the justices’ decisions through the court’s website, its paper handouts, or, if in the courtroom itself, with a suspenseful tale.
Texas enacts ban on shark fin trade
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas has banned the trade of shark fins in the state, a move that could end its status as one of the main U.S. centers of activity for the product prized as a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.
Teenager killed by plague in rural northern Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A teenager in rural northern Colorado has died from a rare form of plague that he may have contracted from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal, health officials have said.
Nun who broke into Tennessee nuclear facility likely to stay free
(Reuters) – An elderly Catholic nun convicted of breaking into a Tennessee nuclear facility will likely stay out of prison after prosecutors decided on Monday not to pursue sabotage charges rejected by an appellate court.
Ex-MLB Darryl Hamilton fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former Major League outfielder and baseball broadcast analyst Darryl Hamilton was fatally shot at a suburban Houston home where his girlfriend was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gun wound, police in Pearland said on Monday…
Virginia woman stopped with long-missing son’s body in custody
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia woman charged with concealing the body of her son, who had been missing for more than a decade, in the trunk of her car will remain in custody until her next court appearance on Sept. 1.
Marathon Texas refinery workers vote on contract that may end strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 striking workers from Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay Refinery on Monday began two days of voting on a tentative contract, which if ratified, would end a five-month work stoppage, union officials said.
Virginia judge approves deal to keep women’s Sweet Briar College open
(Reuters) – A Virginia circuit court judge on Monday approved a settlement to keep open the state’s all-women’s Sweet Briar College, prompting supporters of the 114-year-old private college to make a plea for students who had transferred out to return….
