Explosion kills three workers at Parsley Energy Texas oil rig
HOUSTON (Reuters) – An explosion has killed three people and injured one at an oil and gas field in West Texas, a spokesman for well owner Parsley Energy Inc. said on Wednesday.
Georgia police chief who shot wife in bed resigns
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta police chief who faces possible indictment for shooting his wife in bed on New Year’s Day, partially paralyzing her, resigned on Wednesday.
Man accused of N.C. killings in crime spree dies after suicide try
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A Texas man charged in a multi-state crime spree that included the deaths of a North Carolina couple has died after hanging himself in his jail cell, a prisons spokesman said.
Limit calls by Ohio man accused of Capitol attack plot: prosecutors
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge to limit telephone access for an Ohio man, who is accused of plotting an attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims sympathy with Islamic State militants, after he was interviewed from jail by a Cincinnati tel…
Louisville reaches $1.5 million settlement in wrongful arrest case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Four young black men who spent more than two months in jail on armed robbery charges that were ultimately dropped have reached a $1.5 million wrongful arrest settlement with the city of Louisville, attorneys said on Wednesda…
Missing man believed to have fallen overboard during Bahamas cruise
MIAMI (Reuters) – A missing 21-year-old man is believed to have fallen overboard during a cruise in the Bahamas, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement on Wednesday.
Man who killed ‘American Sniper’ sent to Texas prison psychiatric unit
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man convicted last month of murdering former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the movie “American Sniper,” has been transferred to Texas prison psychiatric unit, officials said on…
New Jersey worst state for public pension funding: report
(Reuters) – New Jersey underfunded its public pension system more than any other U.S. state for more than a decade, according to a study to be released later on Wednesday.
Former corrections officer shoots man dead in NYC subway station: NY Times
(Reuters) – A former New York City corrections officer fatally shot a man in a busy Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday night, according to police and the New York Times.
University of Oklahoma expels two leaders for racist singing
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The University of Oklahoma has expelled two students for playing a leadership role in singing a racist song at a fraternity-linked event that was captured on video and viewed worldwide, the school’s president said on Tuesday.
