Alabama man walks free after almost 30 years on death row
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – Anthony Ray Hinton walked out of an Alabama jail a free man on Friday after almost 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.
Fire hits part of GE’s Louisville facility, no injuries reported
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A huge fire ripped through a section of General Electric’s Louisville, Kentucky facility used for warehousing and offices on Friday, forcing the giant industrial park to shut down for at least the coming week, the company an…
Wife of referee killed in Detroit soccer match files $51 million lawsuit
DETROIT (Reuters) – The wife of a 44-year-old suburban Detroit soccer referee who died after being punched at a game last summer filed a $51 million lawsuit on Friday against her husband’s killer, court records show.
Dockworkers union leaders back West Coast ports labor deal
(Reuters) – A union caucus representing dockworkers at West Coast ports voted to recommend to its members a labor contract deal reached over months of negotiations that led to major disruptions to trans-Pacific trade, the U.S. Department of Labor said …
Seven officers suspended from San Francisco force over racist texts
(Reuters) – Seven San Francisco police officers linked to a scandal over racist and homophobic text messages were suspended with the recommendation they be fired, Chief Greg Suhr said on Friday.
Police created ‘dangerous crossfire’ in pursuing Boston bombers: report
BOSTON (Reuters) – Law enforcement created “dangerous crossfire situations” while trying to apprehend the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a state report on the emergency response that was released on Friday.
Russian fights extradition from U.S. in World War II looted art case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian art dealer accused by Polish authorities of illegally possessing an 18th-century painting stolen during World War II by Nazi Germany is challenging his extradition from the United States.
Exclusive: California used 70 million gallons of water in fracking in 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California oil producers used 214 acre-feet of water, equivalent to nearly 70 million gallons, in the process of fracking for oil and gas in the state last year, less than previously projected, state officials told Reuters on …
Obama plugs program to train veterans for solar industry jobs
HILL AIR FORCE BASE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled an expansion of U.S. government efforts to train military veterans for jobs in the solar power industry during a visit to Utah.
Virginia bans asking job applicants about criminal history
(Reuters) – Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday signed an executive order making Virginia the latest U.S. state to prohibit government employers from asking job applicants about their criminal history.
