Kidnapped New Hampshire teen suffered ‘unspeakable violence’: lawyer
(Reuters) – A New Hampshire teenager who was missing for nine months and mysteriously returned home in July “suffered numerous acts of unspeakable violence” at the hands of the man authorities charged with kidnapping her, according to a family lawyer.
Hunter pleads not guilty to starting massive California wildfire
(Reuters) – A California hunter pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he started a massive wildfire on the edge of Yosemite National Park last summer after building an illegal campfire.
California man accused of stabbing to death parents, sons and dog
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man allegedly stabbed to death his parents, his two young sons and the family’s dog at a home in a coastal community before telling police who arrested him it was his “destiny” to kill them, authorities said on Tues…
U.S. denies protections for wolverines, outrages conservationists
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – U.S. wildlife managers on Tuesday denied federal protections for rare wolverines, outraging conservationists but pleasing Western states that opposed adding the reclusive but feisty member of the weasel family to the endangered…
At least one person dies in Detroit floods after record rainfall
(Reuters) – Near-record rainfall has caused massive flooding in the Detroit area that is blamed for at least one death and has made roads impassable, swamped vehicles and flooded basements, officials said.
Michigan man sentenced in killing of college football player
(Reuters) – A judge sentenced a man on Tuesday to up to 30 years in prison for the October 2013 shooting death of an Eastern Michigan University football player who had dreams of playing in the National Football League.
Water deal could force another delay in Detroit bankruptcy trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge could once again push back the start date for the trial on Detroit’s exit from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history after some creditors said on Tuesday a possible settlement is snarling key components of the res…
Sinkhole swallows car in western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A woman was hospitalized on Tuesday after her car fell into a sinkhole that opened up in a Pittsburgh-area parking lot, officials said.
Amid drought, California Democrats seek Republican votes on water plan
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Democrats scrambled on Tuesday to win Republican support for a plan to improve water supplies that has been mired in regional and party politics for a year, even as the state suffers from a three-year drought th…
Idaho reports alarming rise in whooping cough cases
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho health officials on Tuesday urged vaccination to combat what they said was an alarming rise this year in the number of cases of whooping cough, which has killed an infant and afflicted 240 other state residents since Janu…
