Mother of boys found in squalid Denver home pleads guilty to child abuse
DENVER (Reuters) – The mother of four young boys who were found inside a squalid Denver home suffering from malnutrition and unable to speak except by grunts pleaded guilty on Friday to felony child abuse, prosecutors said.
Oklahoma says bodies found in lake solve decades-old disappearance cases
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Authorities on Friday released the names of two of the six people whose bodies were discovered in two cars in an Oklahoma lake by police testing sonar equipment, ending decades-old disappearance cases.
Federal government says Virginia schools restrained, isolated students
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education has concluded that two Virginia public schools denied the right of education to emotionally disabled students after discovering teachers had frequently secluded and restrained them.
Growing wildfire threatens hundreds more homes in Oregon
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A fast-spreading wildfire threatened 740 dwellings in northern Oregon on Friday after destroying a home and five other buildings overnight in what officials said could be one of the state’s worst blazes for years.
Hawaiian refineries running as Iselle brings wind, rain
(Reuters) – Hawaii’s two refineries continued operating on Friday as Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall on the archipelago’s Big Island, the companies said.
USC steps up security after murder of Chinese graduate student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The University of Southern California announced a series of security improvements on Friday in response to the brutal murder of a Chinese graduate student who was beaten to death with a baseball bat last month near his off-campu…
Virginia governor’s wife hid gifts, says corruption trial witness
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The wife of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell was known among staffers for hiding gifts in the executive mansion, an aide to the governor testified during the first couple’s corruption trial on Friday.
Mystery woman with no fingerprints a riddle spanning four states
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A mystery woman, who apparently tried to hide her identity by removing her fingerprints, on Friday was identified as a disbarred lawyer from Virginia, said investigators in a case spanning at least four states.
Connecticut police officer indicted for stomping tasered suspect
(Reuters) – A Connecticut police officer has been indicted on a charge he violated a tasered suspect’s civil rights after being caught on videotape appearing to stomp the downed man’s head and neck, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
Texas school band practice broken up by plane spraying pesticide
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas high school marching band had to cancel practice this week after a plane dropped pesticide for mosquitoes on more than 300 members going through their paces, school officials said on Friday.
