Yellowstone grizzlies exiting winter hibernation early amid mild weather
(Reuters) – Grizzly bears at Yellowstone National Park are emerging from winter hibernation weeks earlier than normal because of the arrival of spring-like weather, with warmer-than-usual temperatures and rain instead of snow, a park spokesman said on …
SpaceX Dragon capsule returns from space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship made a parachute return into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, while high winds in Florida scrapped plans for the company’s Falcon rocket launch, NASA said.
Native Americans gather in Montana to protest slaughter of Yellowstone bison
(Reuters) – Native American activists gathered in Montana’s capital on Tuesday to protest the deaths of hundreds of Yellowstone National Park bison killed this year to ease the worries of Montana ranchers about a cattle disease carried by many park buf…
Prison health provider agrees to changes in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One of the largest U.S. for-profit prison healthcare providers has agreed to change how it staffs California jails, part of a settlement announced on Tuesday that ends a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.
Pennsylvania trooper escapes homicide charges in shooting death of colleague
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A state police officer in Philadelphia was charged with reckless endangerment on Tuesday but avoided homicide charges for the September shooting death of a fellow trooper.
Kansas governor rescinds protections for gay state workers
(Reuters) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, a conservative Republican re-elected in November, on Tuesday rescinded an executive order issued by a Democratic predecessor that offered protections for gay and bisexual state workers.
Palestinian official testifies at U.S. trial over Israel attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi took the witness stand in New York on Tuesday as the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization fight a lawsuit that would force them to pay up to $3 billion to victims …
Three white Mississippi men sentenced for hate crimes
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Three white men who pleaded guilty in Mississippi to hate crimes that included a black man’s death after he was beaten and run over were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to between seven and 50 years in prison.
Alaska lawmaker wants to follow Arizona, Hawaii and drop daylight saving
JUNEAU (Reuters) – An Alaska lawmaker on Tuesday said the state should ditch the twice-yearly time switches required by daylight savings time and join Arizona and Hawaii in sticking to one standard time, matching a similar proposal in Washington state….
Gay rights advocates in Alabama sue for right to marriage licenses
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Alabama said on Tuesday she will hear arguments later this week on whether to force a local judge to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a day after officials in most of the state refused to do so in defiance of the…
