Author: Randall Chase
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Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal
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DOVER, Del. • A bankruptcy judge Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others. But the judge also rejected two key provisions…
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Rare quake shudders through Northeast; centered in Delaware
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DOVER, Del. — A rare earthquake jolted the Mid-Atlantic region of the East Coast on Thursday evening, prompting some to flee offices and homes, but causing no serious damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.1 magnitude quake struck just after 4:45 p.m. and was centered about 6 miles (10 kilometers) east-northeast of…
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ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban
Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, hoping the federal courts will stop him from preventing their service. One federal lawsuit was filed in Baltimore by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland on behalf of six transgender individuals currently serving in…
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Police storm Delaware prison, end hostage standoff; guard found dead
SMYRNA, Del. — Using a backhoe to smash through a barricade of footlockers, authorities stormed Delaware’s largest prison early Thursday and ended a nearly 24-hour hostage standoff involving inmates armed with sharpened objects. One hostage — a guard — was found dead. A second hostage, a female counselor, was safely rescued minutes after the tactical…
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Officials: Guards held hostage by inmates at Delaware prison
SMYRNA, Del. — At least four guards and a counselor were taken hostage by inmates Wednesday inside a Delaware prison, according to a union attorney, and all the state’s prisons were put on lockdown as police swarmed the facility. Bruce Rogers, counsel for the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware, told The Associated Press that inmates…
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After 170 years, remains of U.S. troops return from Mexico
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DOVER, Del. — Remains thought to be those of U.S. troops who died in the Mexican-American War have been flown to a military mortuary in Delaware in an effort to determine whether they belonged to…
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Ex-NFL cheerleader accused of having sex with teen
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader and the estranged wife of a prominent Maryland energy executive was arraigned Wednesday on charges of having sex with a 15-year-old boy in Delaware. A grand jury indicted Molly Shattuck, 47, on Monday on two counts of third-degree rape, four counts of unlawful sexual contact and three…
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Bodies of 5 Americans received at Dover mortuary
DOVER, Del. — The bodies of five American servicemen arrived at the military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday, even as violence claimed the lives of more NATO forces in Afghanistan. An Air Force C-17 bearing the bodies of Army Lt. Michael E. McGahan of Orlando, Fla., Army Specialist Brendan P. Neenan of…
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Court warns firms on backdating stock options
Just in time for the summer fighting season, the 4th Brigade Combat Team from Fort Carson settled into familiar territory this week, assuming full control of the same four provinces in eastern Afghanistan that the “Warrior” brigade fought to secure more than two years ago.The transition from a Hawaii-based brigade to the 4th Brigade of…