Owner of loose bull in fatal Vermont crash charged with manslaughter

Owner of loose bull in fatal Vermont crash charged with manslaughter

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A man whose loose bull wandered onto a road and was hit by a car, killing the driver, is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, prosecutor said, and farmers are worried about the harm a conviction could do to the state's agriculture economy.

Farmers and friends packed a legal proceeding at a courthouse Monday in support of bull owner Craig Mosher, whose lawyer has called the car crash "a horrible accident."

Media mogul’s mental competency at center of Mass. probate case
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Media mogul’s mental competency at center of Mass. probate case

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CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The mental competency of media mogul Sumner Redstone is at the center of a battle to be heard in a Massachusetts courtroom as Viacom's embattled chief executive seeks to be restored as a director and trustee to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.

Viacom chief executive Philippe Dauman and board member George Abrams sued Redstone after both men were stripped of their roles as trustees of the Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Trust and as board members of National Amusements Inc., the movie theater chain.

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