Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu outbreak in poultry: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency because of the fast-spreading avian flu that has led to the death of killed more than 7.3 million birds this year, and called for National Guard personnel to be called up …
Ex-NY Assembly speaker faces new charges, including over investment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled new charges against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Thursday, accusing him of taking official actions on behalf of an investor who provided access to a high-return, low-risk invest…
Ex-general, CIA chief Petraeus gets probation, $100,000 fine in leak case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a$100,000 fine but was spared prison time on Thursday after pleading guilty to mishandling classified …
Utah sex offender stole school bus, tried to lure kids -police
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A convicted sex offender in Utah stole an empty school bus and tried to pick up children in a small town before residents called police and he was arrested, authorities said on Thursday.
Bill to ban fining Californians who let lawns go brown in drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Californians who let their lawns go brown to save water during the state’s prolonged drought would no longer face fines from municipalities for failing to maintain their properties under a bill passed Thursday in the stat…
Ex-Montana judge who sentenced teacher to 31 days for rape to be honored
(Reuters) – A Montana judge who was censured for suggesting that a 14-year-old girl raped by a teacher was culpable in her own assault is due to receive a lifetime achievement award from a local bar association, an official said on Thursday.
New York banana mogul sentenced in fatal, drug-fueled sex romp
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Long Island banana importer was sentenced to prison for a second time in two months on Thursday after admitting to running a cocaine distribution scheme that authorities say led to the death of a woman who joined him in a …
Arizona’s Arpaio says sorry court orders on profiling were violated
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio admitted on Thursday to civil contempt over his office’s violation of court orders in a racial profiling case, apologized to the judge and insisted it was not intentional.
North Carolina House passes 72-hour waiting period for abortions
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina women seeking abortions would have to wait 72 hours after consulting a doctor before having the procedure done under a measure passed by the state House of Representatives on Thursday.
New York’s Times Square news ‘zipper’ stuck on replay for days
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The scrolling Times Square “zipper” has served like an electronic town crier for generations of New Yorkers, breaking such historic news as the end of World War II, a headline that sent a nurse into a sailor’s arms for a world-famo…
