CEO in deadliest US mine accident in 4 decades facing trial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship hits the courtroom for a criminal trial Thursday, facing charges that he conspired to break safety laws and lied to financial regulators about safety practices at the site of the deadliest U.S. mine explosion in more than four decades. If he's convicted, it would be a rare instance where a CEO faces prison time. In April 2010, an underground explosion ripped through Massey's former Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia...