Ode to the range: Cowboys take to prose to celebrate U.S. West
ELKO, Nev. (Reuters) – When long-time bronc rider Paul Zarzyski needed to rest his aching bones after an adrenaline-charged stint on torquing horseflesh, he often turned to the last thing most people would associate with cowboy life: writing poetry.
$50 million lawsuit filed over deadly Washington subway smoke incident
(Reuters) – The family of the woman who died in a Washington D.C. subway train after smoke filled a tunnel and two rail cars filed a $50 million lawsuit against the city’s subway system on Friday.
Texas Governor to declare ‘Chris Kyle Day’ in honor of sniper
(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday he would officially declare Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day” in the state, in honor of the late Navy Seal sharpshooter portrayed in the film “American Sniper.”
New York City settles with family of slain black teen for $3.9 million
(Reuters) – New York City has settled with the family of an unarmed black teen fatally shot by police in 2012, agreeing to pay $3.9 million, officials said on Friday.
California truckers win $2 million in wage theft suit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seven Los Angeles-area truckers have won a $2 million claim against an international shipping company accused of stealing their wages by improperly classifying them as independent contractors and charging them to lease its truck…
Parents of teen girl killed by Denver police demand federal probe
DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of a 17-year-old girl shot dead this week by Denver police while she was driving a stolen car have called for a U.S. Justice Department civil rights investigation into her death.
Rap mogul Suge Knight arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday after police said he ran over two people with a pickup truck at a fast food restaurant in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton, killing one and injuring t…
Second California patient tests negative for Ebola hours after first
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two patients hospitalized in Sacramento, California, and tested for possible Ebola infection were found to be free of the deadly virus within hours of each other on Friday.
Stanford ex-student denies rape of unconscious woman outside frat
(Reuters) – A member of the Stanford University swim team charged with rape after he was seen on top of a motionless woman outside a fraternity told police she consented to being fondled and they both were drinking, according to an account presented in…
Ohio postpones all 2015 executions as it secures new drugs
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio will postpone all six executions scheduled for 2015 because it needs more time to prepare for a new execution procedure and to secure a new supply of execution drugs, the state’s prison department said on Friday.
