Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months
SANTA BARBARA (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard captain overseeing cleanup of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture that closed two California state beaches and fouled offshore waters near Santa Barbara said on Thursday it may take months to restore the a…
Florida expands gun owners’ rights during emergencies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida gun owners who do not have concealed-weapons permits could pack their firearms for two days during an emergency evacuation, under a law signed on Thursday by Governor Rick Scott.
Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months
SANTA BARBARA (Reuters) – Cleanup crews labored through a third day to scoop up patches of crude oil from a pipeline spill that closed two California state beaches and fouled offshore waters, shattering an environmental balance that U.S. Coast Guard of…
Former Virginia lawmaker plans to wed teenager involved in sex scandal
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Virginia Democratic lawmaker who became a pariah in the state legislature after a sex scandal involving a teenage receptionist has announced that he plans to marry the woman, a day after he acknowledged fathering her …
Baltimore grand jury indicts police in death of Freddie Gray
(Reuters) – A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryla…
Washington state police officer shoots two men accused of stealing beer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A police officer in the Washington state capital of Olympia shot and wounded two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a local supermarket on Thursday, law enforcement said.
Restaurant that was scene of deadly Texas gang fight sued by neighbor
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas sports bar where a deadly brawl between rival motorcycle gangs erupted earlier this week is being sued by a neighboring restaurant for loss of business, lawyers said on Thursday.
California man gets 13 years in prison for fatal Halloween hit-and-run
(Reuters) – A California man was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison on Thursday for striking and killing three 13-year-old girls as they crossed a street while trick-or-treating on Halloween, then fleeing the scene in his damaged vehicle.
Colorado movie gunman kept detailed financial records, jury told
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Detectives who searched the booby-trapped apartment of Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes found medicines prescribed by his school psychiatrist as well as detailed financial records, the jury in his murder trial h…
Suspect at large in slaying of Missouri woman kept in box
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri woman who escaped captivity from a wooden box three weeks ago was found dead in a home on Thursday, along with her teenage son, and police are searching for the man suspected both of locking her up and killing he…
