U.S. considers fracking fluid disclosure rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced its first steps on Friday toward what could be tighter regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that has revived U.S. oil and gas production, seeking public input on whether companies sh…
Judge denies New York murder suspect’s plea to ban rap lyric evidence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City murder suspect has lost his bid to have boastful rap lyrics he wrote about being in a violent street gang excluded as evidence at his trial.
Ringling Bros circus resumes in Connecticut after acrobats’ plunge
(Reuters) – A Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus show has resumed performing in New England days after acrobats were seriously injured when a chandelier-like apparatus carrying them plummeted to the floor, shocking a Rhode Island audience, media reported.
Police eye California mountains in hunt for fugitive fire chief
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Homicide detectives searching for a California fire chief suspected of fatally stabbing his girlfriend turned their attention to the state’s massive mountain ranges on Thursday, saying he may be hiding out along trail…
Honduran accused drug trafficker extradited to U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honduras has extradited to the United States a drug trafficker who worked for a powerful Mexican cartel, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Pomp and decorum: U.S. colleges say no to graduation ‘selfies’
(Reuters) – Ellen DeGeneres snapped “selfies” at the Oscars and President Barack Obama posed for one at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, but some U.S. colleges have asked students to keep their cell phones tucked away during graduation season this month when …
Federal land worker threatened in Utah as conflict simmers
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A pair of motorists in a pick-up truck brandished a firearm and flashed a threatening sign at a federal land management worker in Utah, officials said on Thursday, about a month after a widely-publicized armed standoff with a…
Georgia police search for elderly widow of decapitated man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia police were searching on Thursday for a missing elderly woman whose husband was found beheaded in their home.
Elderly Missouri woman found guilty of killing husband 40 years ago
(Reuters) – An elderly Missouri woman accused of killing her husband four decades ago and burying his body in an abandoned Wyoming gold mine was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder, a court official said.
Former Missouri governor ‘Walkin’ Joe’ Teasdale dies
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Joseph Teasdale, a former Missouri governor who got the nickname “Walkin’ Joe” because he campaigned on foot across the state, died on Thursday, according to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
