Former heavyweight boxing champ Ken Norton dies at 70
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Ken Norton, the former heavyweight boxing champion who broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw in a 1973 bout, died on Wednesday at an Arizona hospital at age 70, his manager said.
Reptile fossil found in Alaska may be newly discovered species
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – The fossil of a sea reptile found two years ago in Alaska may be that of a previously unknown species, a scientist who was part of a team that discovered and excavated the remains said on Wednesday.
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…
