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.
Obama says his immigration plan is lawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama planned on Thursday to impose the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with outraged Republ…
Two teenagers shot near Miami area high school
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two youths were shot near a Miami-area high school on Thursday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
