Massey ex-CEO pleads not guilty in fatal West Virginia mine blast
BECKLEY W.Va. (Reuters) – A former chief executive of Massey Energy Co pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he violated federal mine safety laws before a 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners in West Virginia, the worst U.S. mine disaster in four d…
Pittsburgh 911 dispatchers allege discrimination, harassment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Three minority women are suing a Pittsburgh 911 dispatch center where they worked, alleging that sexual harassment and race-based discrimination threatened their job performance and put callers at risk, their attorney said on Thu…
‘Unauthorized’ immigrant from Mexico to be sworn in as lawyer in Florida
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Mexican national who studied law in the United States while an undocumented immigrant is set on Thursday be admitted to the Florida state bar, in the culmination of a politically charged case.
Texas State University building briefly evacuated over gun report
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A university admissions building at Texas State University was briefly evacuated on Thursday after a student reported seeing an individual with a gun on campus, the university said.
U.S. seeks ways to stop Americans from becoming ‘foreign fighters’
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has set up a task force to identify ways to prevent Americans from traveling abroad to become “foreign fighters,” a problem that the government has said is one of the nation’s top security concerns.
Accused Colombian drug kingpin admits to U.S. cocaine scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the second time in two months, a Colombian accused of being a drug kingpin and pursued for years by U.S. authorities pleaded guilty to federal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday.
Washington state school gunman’s texts warned of violence, suicide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The gunman in a Washington state high school cafeteria shooting last month that left five dead sent ominous text messages before the attack that detailed how to divvy up his property and what he wanted to wear in his funeral casket,…
California firefighter arrested in love triangle murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California firefighter and his alleged mistress have been arrested in the murder of the woman’s husband, who was shot to death at a rail yard in August, police say.
Girl questioned over Yik Yak threat that closed California school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in Southern California have questioned a girl in connection with at least one threatening post made on social media application Yik Yak that led to a two-day closure of a high school in an affluent oceanside community, of…
University of California regents approve tuition increase amid protests
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The governing board of the University of California voted on Thursday to increase tuition by more than 25 percent over the next five years, setting the stage for a rancorous fight with state lawmakers who control funding f…
