New Mexico settles with prisoners made to straddle each other
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Officials at a New Mexico prison reached a settlement with nearly 500 prisoners who say they were made to sit straddling each other wearing only underwear for hours at a time, a prison rights attorney said on Wednesday….
Damaged tank spills oil into flood-swollen river in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A damaged oil tank owned by energy company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has spilled an estimated 125 barrels of its contents into the flood-swollen South Platte River in north-central Colorado, the state oil and gas commission said on We…
Cash-strapped University of California may spend millions on president’s residence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As Janet Napolitano prepares to lead the cash-strapped University of California, the Board of Regents voted Wednesday to take first steps toward a possible multi-million dollar repair of a decaying mansion to house the system’…
Authorities skeptical of new claims by ‘Green River Killer’
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Authorities in Washington state voiced skepticism on Wednesday about a claim by “Green River Killer” Gary Ridgway that he can help locate the bodies of more of his victims.
Arizona expands ban denying driver’s licenses to immigrants
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona, long at odds with President Barack Obama’s administration over immigration reform, is expanding a ban on giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants to include all those who have been granted relief from deportation, in …
Oklahoma lawmaker begins petition drive for school tornado shelters
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma lawmaker began a petition drive on Wednesday to put on the ballot a measure allowing the state to issue $500 million in bonds to finance storm shelters in schools, after a devastating tornado in May killed seven ch…
Kleiner Perkins sex discrimination case to stay in public eye
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A high-profile Silicon Valley sex discrimination lawsuit moved closer to trial Wednesday after California’s highest court rejected an effort by venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to take a former partner’s case against it to arbitration.
Alaskans to get $900 dividend from oil-wealth fund
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Nearly every Alaskan will be $900 richer next month, thanks to an annual payout from the state’s $47 billion oil wealth trust fund that has been credited with keeping many low-income families out of poverty, state official…
$400 million up for grabs in U.S. Powerball drawing
(Reuters) – The U.S. Powerball jackpot drawing on Wednesday is worth an estimated $400 million, the fourth-largest prize in the lottery’s history and the fifth-largest of any U.S. lottery, the Multi-State Lottery Association said.
Marchers protest segregation in Alabama university Greek houses
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) – Hundreds of students, teachers and local residents gathered Wednesday at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, the setting of one of the most famous segregation protests of the 1960s, to protest the exclusion of black…
