Conservation groups ask Obama administration to protect Yellowstone bison
(Reuters) – Two conservation groups asked the Obama administration on Thursday to provide Endangered Species Act protections for about 4,900 bison at Yellowstone National Park, where managers intend to cull the herd by 900 this winter.
No charges to be filed against family of Oregon high school shooter
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Prosecutors have decided not to press charges against the father and older brother of an Oregon teenager who killed a classmate and wounded a teacher at his high school in June with a rifle taken from home, authorities said on…
Exclusive: Ex-wife of US oil baron to appeal $1 billion divorce award
(Reuters) – Sue Ann Hamm, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil magnate Harold Hamm who was awarded cash and assets worth more than $1 billion in the couple’s divorce this week, plans to appeal the judgment on grounds that it grossly undervalues the marital weal…
New York mansion featured in ‘The Godfather’ put up for sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City mansion that featured in the 1972 American movie classic “The Godfather” is up for grabs for fans of the blockbuster or just anyone willing to pay the $2.89 million price tag.
Buddhists can’t sue over shuttered NYC temple, court says
(Reuters) – A New York appeals court has refused to wade into a dispute between a Buddhist master and more than 500 congregants he expelled before shuttering their Manhattan temple.
Kansas counties issue same-sex marriage license after court ruling
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – Kansas counties began issuing marriage licenses on Thursday to same-sex couples a day after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to delay a federal judge’s order that lifted the state’s ban.
Violent New York drug gang busted in shooting that paralyzed girl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of accused members and associates of a violent gang that pistol-whipped and used hammers to attack rivals of their drug operation were indicted for crimes including a shooting that paralyzed a girl in Brooklyn, authorities s…
Massey ex-CEO indicted for conduct linked to 2010 W.V. mine blast
(Reuters) – Donald Blankenship, a former chief executive of Massey Energy Co, was indicted on Thursday on charges that he violated federal mine safety laws prior to the April 2010 explosion at the company’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, which…
Miami jury begins deliberations in Boston Scientific mesh trial
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal jury in Miami began Thursday to weigh whether Boston Scientific Corp is liable to four women who say they were injured by the company’s transvaginal mesh devices in one of the first federal trials in thousands of suits over the devices.
Famous Las Vegas gambler gets probation in card-marking case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Las Vegas gambler who once famously turned $50 into $40 million and then lost it all has been sentenced to three years’ probation for a card-marking scheme that got him arrested at a California casino, a San Diego prosecutor sai…
