Tweet FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California’s long-running water wars typically pit farmers against environmentalists, but this time the state’s growers are facing off against each other about plans to build a massive water system in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta…. View original post here: Calif. farmers face off on... 

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — When dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters charged with blocking traffic went to court, they faced a judge with experience handling prominent cases that grow out of political demonstrations…. Read more here: For NYC judge, handling protest cases nothing new  Read More →

Tweet HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — School districts throughout the Northeast and especially in hard-hit Connecticut that lost snow days to the remnants of Hurricane Irene in August now are losing days this week, too, because of snow-related power outages and tree damage…. Originally posted here: After snowstorm, Irene, East is low on snow... 

Tweet TACOMA, Wash (Reuters) – A U.S. Army sergeant accused of murdering three unarmed Afghan civilians also led several troops in beating up a fellow soldier for informing on their drug use, then threatened to kill him unless he “shut up,” the soldier testified on Thursday. View post: Army whistleblower recalls sergeant’s... 

Tweet McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won’t face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday…. Continued here: Police: Judge won’t be charged over video beating  Read More →

Tweet OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Police arrested more than 80 demonstrators early on Thursday in overnight clashes in downtown Oakland that followed a day of mostly peaceful Occupy Wall Street protests against economic inequality. Excerpt from: Oakland protests turn violent, 80 arrests  Read More →

Tweet SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho became on Thursday the first U.S. state to require two online courses for high school graduation when state officials approved the requirement. Read more: Idaho requires two online courses for high school graduation  Read More →

Tweet McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police say a Texas judge who was secretly videotaped beating his teenage daughter seven years ago won’t face charges because the statutes of limitations have passed…. The rest is here: Police: No charges to be filed against judge  Read More →

Tweet SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man hatched a creative scheme to avoid going to prison on a drug charge: He lied to authorities and said he was an illegal immigrant so he could get deported to Mexico and evade time behind bars…. See the article here: Man avoids jail by faking illegal immigrant status  Read More →

Tweet PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov See original here: Barbour votes for life-at-fertilization initiative  Read More →