NEW ORLEANS – The widow of a prison guard slain 43 years ago at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola wants the state to drop its effort to launch a third trial of a Black Panther activist long accused in the killing. Teenie Rogers says in a statement released Thursday that …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – John S. Carroll, who led the Los Angeles Times to 13 Pulitzer Prizes during a five-year stint as editor, has died. He was 73. Carroll died Sunday morning at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was once editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, said his wife, Lee …
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For generations, Bruce Williams’ family relied on Penfield Reef Lighthouse to keep them off the rocky shoals in Western Long Island. “It was a kind of a security blanket,” Williams said as he walked the boardwalk at Saint Mary’s by the Sea in Bridgeport, Conn. Williams owns Captain’s Cove Marina …
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BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Authorities have released the name of a teenager who was killed when a stone slab weighing about 650 pounds fell on him outside a southern New Jersey business that makes countertops. Ocean County prosecutors say 17-year-old Jared Marchiano was found Saturday morning at Stone N’ Counters …
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DENVER – Environmentalists and the energy industry have fought decisive battles over fracking in New York, Oklahoma and Texas, but the outcome is still unclear in Colorado. A ballot fight could be shaping up for Colorado’s 2016 election. A task force convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper tried to find a …
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BERLIN – A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — but not for time he spent showering. The state labor court in Duesseldorf said the man and the local transport authority in …
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CORBIN, Ky. – A statue of the world famous founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken has been unveiled. WYMT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Nc7A1u ) officials in Corbin, Kentucky, showcased the bronze, life-size statue of Col. Harland Sanders during a ceremony on Wednesday. The area, which is now known as Sanders Park, used to …
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Police say a Massachusetts woman wearing camouflage and a mask chased her ex-husband with an ax and put their 11-year-old son in a chokehold. Police say 46-year-old Julie Rabinowitz of North Attleborough hid in Mark Schenkman’s minivan on Tuesday evening. Authorities say she didn’t know her son …
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Officials say a Marine was found dead near his barracks at Camp Lejeune. The body of 25-year-old lance Cpl. Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. of Lindenhurst, New York, was found early Friday. Rodriguez was taken to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, where he was pronounced dead. Capt. Ryan Alvis …
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NEW YORK – A New York City woman says she accidently left a bag in the trunk of a taxi containing $35,000 worth of jewelry. Among the items was a $15,000 engagement ring she had designed herself. Mariko Spigner told the New York Post (http://bit.ly/1E6K1aW ) she realized she had …
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