Washington state man convicted of molestation freed after accuser recants
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state man convicted of child molestation nearly two decades ago was freed from prison on Thursday after a judge ordered a new trial because his accuser recanted her story, court officials said.
AT&T to pay California $52 million in hazardous waste disposal settlement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – AT&T Inc will pay $52 million in civil penalties and environmental compliance as part of a settlement with California over illegal dumping of hazardous waste but won’t be required to clean up the resulting contamination, state officials said on Thursday.
One dead in explosion at Fieldwood platform in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An explosion at oil and gas operator Fieldwood Energy’s Echo Platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday killed one person and injured at least one, but no pollution was reported, a U.S. safety agency and the company said.
Colorado hunting guide gets two years in prison for illegal wild cat hunts
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado hunting guide and outfitter who pleaded guilty to maiming bob cats and cougars to help clients more easily kill the animals was sentenced on Thursday to 27 months in prison, authorities said.
Gunman shot dead after wounding three at Florida State University
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Brandishing a semi-automatic handgun and carrying extra ammunition in his pockets, a Florida State University graduate opened fire early on Thursday at the school’s main library, wounding two students and an employee as hun…
New York, Missouri patients test negative for Ebola virus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two travelers who returned recently from separate West Africa trips tested negative for Ebola on Thursday at hospitals in New York and Missouri and will stay under observation while awaiting additional confirmation of the results, …
Bill advances to restore death by firing squad in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY Utah (Reuters) – Utah would restore the practice of killing condemned inmates by firing squad under a bill advancing in the state legislature, amid growing nationwide concerns about botched executions using the more common method of leth…
Judge overturns capital sentence of Wyoming’s only death row inmate
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday vacated the death sentence of Wyoming’s only inmate awaiting capital punishment, in a ruling that faulted the murder convict’s trial lawyers for not adequately presenting to jurors evidence of his mental impairme…
Accused Aryan Brotherhood prison gang members indicted in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Fourteen alleged members of a white-supremacist prison gang have been indicted on federal racketeering charges in Mississippi, prosecutors said on Thursday, a week after similar charges against 11 alleged participants in an Oklahoma gang we…
Virginia governor urges policy review after report of campus rape
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Thursday urged a review of policies at the University of Virginia after a Rolling Stone magazine report about an alleged 2012 gang rape at a fraternity.
