‘Chowchilla’ California kidnapper wins initial parole approval: newspaper
(Reuters) – One of three men who kidnapped a busload of school children in California more than three decades ago and buried them alive in a van won initial approval for parole on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Indiana pizza place faces social media heat over gay wedding comments
(Reuters) – A small-town, family-owned pizza restaurant in Indiana has aroused social media outrage after telling a local TV station it would support the state’s recently passed religion law by refusing to cater gay weddings.
Autopsy in Getty oil heir’s death expected on Thursday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Andrew Getty, the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, died from what appear to have been accidental or natural causes, but an autopsy is not expected to be performed before Thursday, the Los Angeles County coroner’…
FBI confirms death of militant with DNA from severed finger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday it has confirmed that Zulkifli bin Hir, one of its “most wanted terrorists,” was killed in a raid in the Philippines in January.
Indiana fire official demoted after tying noose: local media
(Reuters) – An assistant chief of an Indiana city’s fire department has agreed to a demotion after being accused by a fellow firefighter of tying a noose with rope during a training exercise, local media reported on Wednesday.
NYPD detective reassigned after taped tirade against Uber driver
(Reuters) – A New York police detective was transferred from the department’s elite Joint Terrorism Task Force on Wednesday after a video showing him screaming at an Uber driver over an alleged traffic violation went viral online, police said.
Las Vegas prosecutor won’t seek death penalty in case of slain mother
(Reuters) – Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said on Wednesday he will not seek the death penalty against two suspects involved in the high-profile Las Vegas shooting death of a mother, a case that was first believed to have been sparked by…
Arkansas governor seeks fix of religion bill seen as targeting gays
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson told lawmakers on Wednesday to revise a bill that rights activists and U.S. businesses said allowed discrimination against gays, and home-state corporate giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc praised h…
California governor orders statewide water cutbacks to combat drought
PHILLIPS, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown, in his most sweeping action to combat a devastating multi-year drought, ordered residents and businesses on Wednesday to cut water use by 25 percent in the first mandatory statewide reductio…
Menendez’s fate could sharpen Republicans’ edge in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez’s indictment on corruption charges on Wednesday raised the possibility of Republicans gaining a 55th Senate seat to strengthen their hand in policy fights with President Barack Obama.
