U.S. judge rejects bid by Massey ex-CEO to drop mine blast charges
(Reuters) – A federal judge has denied nine motions to dismiss charges against former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship related to a 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 people.
Two Texans guilty of selling illegal immigrants entry to fake Native American tribe
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two Texans have pleaded guilty in federal court to selling illegal immigrants admission to a non-recognized Native American tribe, telling them it would allow them to remain in the United States, officials said on Thursday.
N.Y. court grants law license to undocumented immigrant
(Reuters) – A New York appeals court has granted a law license to an undocumented immigrant who came to the U.S. as a child, ruling in one of the first cases of its kind that immigration status has little to do with practicing law.
Sweet Briar backers urge Virginia high court to keep women’s college open
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Attorneys for all-women Sweet Briar College asked the Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday to bar the closing of the embattled college and to appoint a trustee to run the 114-year-old school.
U.S. lawmakers eyeing stronger protections for pregnant workers
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived discrimination claims by a former United Parcel Service Inc dri…
Barnard joins other women’s colleges in admitting transgender women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barnard College said on Thursday that it would begin accepting transgender women for the first time, joining a growing number of women’s schools that have put similar policies in place this year.
Two North Carolina men pardoned in girl’s 1983 murder
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory granted pardons on Thursday to two brothers who served more than 30 years in prison each for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl before they were declared innocent of the crime …
A-Rod cousin sentenced in Florida to 7 months in jail for doping
MIAMI (Reuters) – A cousin of New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was sentenced to seven months in jail on Thursday for conspiring to distribute performance-enhancing drugs after prosecutors said he played a key role in tying the man known as “A-Rod” …
Killer in Pamela Smart case released from Maine prison
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – The man who killed Pamela Smart’s husband in a notorious New Hampshire case involving a love triangle that ended in a 1991 murder was released on parole from a Maine prison on Thursday after serving nearly 25 years, authorit…
Police probe possible serial shooter link in Colorado death
(Reuters) – Authorities are investigating whether a serial shooter may be responsible for the death of a Colorado man gunned down in the same region where a bicyclist and a motorist previously were targeted by gunfire, police said on Thursday.
