Founder of Maine elephant refuge trampled to death by elephant
(Reuters) – The founder of a Maine sanctuary for old and injured elephants was trampled to death by one of the elephants under his care, the company, Hope Elephants, and local media said on Tuesday.
Cougar that injured boy in California tracked for third day
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Game wardens and hounds combed steep, wooded canyons and ravines for a third day near California’s Silicon Valley on Tuesday, searching for a mountain lion that injured a 6-year-old boy, but the cat has so far evaded trackers, w…
Republican Scott Brown wins New Hampshire U.S. Senate primary
CONCORD N.H. (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown won the nod from New Hampshire Republican voters on Tuesday to take on Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in November, in a race his party sees as a chance to gain control of the S…
Montana governor issues sage grouse conservation plan
(Reuters) – Montana’s governor on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a habitat conservation plan for sage grouse in a bid to keep management of the imperiled bird in state hands rather than see it come under strict federal Endangered Species Ac…
U.S. House formally condemns Obama for Guantanamo prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give Congress a 30-day notice before exchanging prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl for five members of the Taliban who …
Five children aged two to eight found dead in Alabama
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The decomposed bodies of five children aged between 2 and 8 were found stuffed into garbage bags on Tuesday near a logging road in Alabama after their father confessed to killing them and led police to the scene, authorities s…
Montana college student missing after fishing trip found alive
(Reuters) – A University of Montana student who disappeared over the weekend during a fishing trip was found alive on Tuesday near the state’s border with Idaho where his sport utility vehicle had broken down, authorities said.
Oregon nurse pleads guilty to sexually abusing emergency room patients
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon nurse pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually abusing women in a Portland hospital’s emergency room and is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in prison under terms of a deal with prosecutors, a court administrator sa…
Five children aged two to eight found dead in Alabama
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The bodies of five children aged between 2 and 8 were found stuffed into garbage bags on Tuesday near a logging road in Alabama after their father confessed to killing them and led police to the scene, authorities said.
Arizona sheriff calls for felony charges in deaths of 21 dogs
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona sheriff on Tuesday called for felony animal cruelty charges against the owners of a kennel who he said left 21 dogs to die of suffocation and overheating while they were in Florida.
