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Federal jury clears Chevron of Nigeria abuses (Washington Post)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal jury has cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility for any human rights abuses during a violent protest on a company oil platform in Nigeria a decade ago.
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Commissioners discuss overtime pay policy Wilson County News November 25, 2008 (Wilson County News)
Because of the high turnout of residents who voted early at the Wilson County Courthouse for the Nov. 4 general election, some are now questioning whether or not county employees who worked double-duty as election workers should receive overtime pay.
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Ex-priest pleads guilty to abuse (Ventura County Star)
A former Roman Catholic priest who lives in Oxnard has pleaded guilty to molesting a boy 20 years ago. George Miller, 70, entered his guilty plea Tuesday to one count of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14. Prosecutors say Miller also admitted to sexually assaulting three other boys, whose cases couldn't be charged because of statute-of-limitation issues.
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Buff Blotter: Dec. 3 (Colorado Daily)
Craig Gibson, 19, was issued a summons Saturday for camping without after being contacted near the Andrews Arboretum building. A theft and an act of burglary were reported Monday at the Student Recreation Center.
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Ocoee Officials Put Red-Light Cameras To Vote (WESH 2 Orlando)
Officials in Ocoee will meet to discuss a new plan to catch red-light runners in the act.
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Iraq war, Act Three (Rocky Mountain News)
There was more to be thankful about Thursday than just cranberries and stuffing: Iraq's parliament, after lengthy debate and months of negotiations with U.S. representatives, voted to move the nearly six-year war into its third act.
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Govt to revisit Tobacco Bill (Trinidad Express)
Government will be making concessions on the controversial Tobacco Bill, sources said yesterday.
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Judge Rejects FOIA Request Appeal For US Taliban (WCBS-TV New York)
American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh can keep his reasons for seeking a reduction in his 20-year sentence to himself, a federal appeals court said Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that a lower court judge last year correctly rejected a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press.
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Faculty targeted (State Hornet)
Controversy surrounds a letter e-mailed by a Sacramento State student that targetted professors for their support on Proposition 8, the measure that banned same-sex marriage in California.
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Toby Keith tickets on sale Saturday (Evansville Courier & Press)
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec, 6, for Toby Keith's Biggest and Baddest Tour, set to play Roberts Stadium Jan. 30. The country singer and recording artist, who has sold more than 25 million albums in the last 10 years, will perform on a program with with guest act Jason Aldean.
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