U.S. judge restores protections to Great Lakes wolves
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday restored U.S. Endangered Species Act protections to gray wolves in the western Great Lakes in a decision hailed by wildlife advocates for halting wolf hunting and trapping planned in such states as Minnesota and Wi…
Cuban relatives of U.S. spy in dark after news of release
WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) – His release from a Cuban prison has been as cloak-and-dagger as his spying career ever was.
Inspections prompt changes at mismanaged Yellowstone, Yosemite jails
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Park Service says it has revamped operations at jail facilities in two of its largest and most popular parks after a review by federal auditors revealed that the detention sites were being improperly managed.
U.S. Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in Florida next month
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to extend a stay sought by Florida officials defending the state’s ban on same-sex marriages, allowing gay marriages to proceed in Florida next month.
Remains of two infants found in California storage locker
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Officials in northern California have asked for help finding information about the grisly discovery of two infants or fetuses in an abandoned storage unit.
U.S. Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in Florida next month
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Gay marriages may proceed in Florida next month after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to extend a stay requested by state officials seeking to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.
Kentucky county passes ordinance that hits at power of unions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Warren County, Kentucky passed a right-to-work ordinance on Friday, making the fifth most-populous county the first in the state to pass legislation prohibiting unions from requiring members to pay dues in exchange for repre…
Former Florida mayor sentenced to prison for secret consulting job
MIAMI (Reuters) – A south Florida mayor was sentenced to 22 months in prison on Friday after being found guilty of corruption tied to his lobbying work for a secret consulting job while in office.
Ex-NYC councilman loses bid for new corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York City Councilman Larry Seabrook lost a bid for a new trial on Friday after a federal judge rejected his claim that his brother and aide were excluded from watching jury selection.
Jerry Sandusky’s pension appeal denied but lawyer vows to keep fighting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach sentenced to decades in prison for sexually molesting boys, has lost his first appeal of a decision to strip him of his $4,900 monthly pension, but his lawyer sa…
