Dog rescued, recovering after falling 230 feet down Oregon cliff
(Reuters) – An 80-pound dog was recovering on Thursday after falling down a steep cliff while hiking with his owner in Oregon, requiring a rescue by a team of volunteers who specialize in plucking pets out of harrowing situations, the Oregon Humane Soc…
California sheriff orders probe into beating of fleeing horseman
(Reuters) – A southern California sheriff said on Thursday he had ordered an investigation into the use of force by several deputies who could be seen on a TV news video savagely beating a man who had fled on horseback.
Obamacare push powers ahead in Montana, fading in other states
(Reuters) – A legislative push in Montana to extend Obamacare health coverage to the working poor advanced on Thursday after a last-minute reprieve thanks to a procedural play by supporters, even as similar efforts in other conservative states are flag…
NBA player stabbed in New York vows to make ‘a full recovery’
(Reuters) – Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was recovering at a New York hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his abdomen and elbow from knife wounds and said he would “work hard to make a full recovery.”
Trial opens for Chicago police officer in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter went on trial on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old black woman that became part of the national debate over police use of deadly force, especially against …
Disabled man may be released from Connecticut prison after court ruling
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A disabled man who has spent a quarter century in prison for rape and murder is expected to be released on Friday after Connecticut’s highest court questioned his confession and ruled he had been deprived of a fair trial.
Gunman barricaded after shooting guard at U.S. Census Bureau in Maryland
(Reuters) – A gunman is believed to have barricaded himself inside the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Maryland after shooting a security guard at one of the outside gates on Thursday evening, a fire official said.
Texas executes man who killed two in convenience store robbery
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Thursday executed a man who fatally shot a convenience store customer and a responding police officer during a 2002 robbery, a prisons spokesman said.
Activists want to remove California judge over abuse case sentence
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) – Activists including O.J. Simpson’s former sister-in-law launched a bid on Thursday to recall a California judge over what they say was an unconscionably light sentence he gave to a man convicted of sexually abusing a 3-yea…
Flooding, ice close highway to Alaska’s North Slope oilfields
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Alaska’s lone road to North Slope oilfield operations has been shut for days while emergency crews divert flood waters from an adjacent river and oil companies fly provisions to the Arctic region, state and company officials said on …
