Pfizer ban on lethal drug sales complicates executions in 20 states
By Jon Herskovitz and Fiona Ortiz(Reuters) - More than 20 U.S. states that use a combination of drugs to carry out lethal injections will find it harder to conduct executions due to Pfizer's ban on...
View ArticleTexas man's murder conviction dropped; released after 19 years
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man jailed for about 19 years on a murder conviction was freed from prison on Tuesday after compelling evidence came to light indicating that he did...
View ArticleDetroit OKs $5 million contract for police body and vehicle cameras
(Reuters) - Detroit on Tuesday approved a $5.2 million contract to equip its police department with body and vehicle cameras in a move to make the department more transparent, city officials...
View ArticleFormer Connecticut gun executive sentenced to probation, fine
(Reuters) - The former owner of a Connecticut gun manufacturer was sentenced on Tuesday to serve two years probation and pay a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty in federal court to having...
View ArticleSenate set to approve $1.1 billion in Zika virus funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday cleared the way for approval of $1.1 billion in immediate funds to battle the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects, well above what is in...
View ArticleColorado babysitter robbed bank to pay debt in other theft case: police
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A babysitter accused of robbing a drive-through bank in a small Colorado town while two girls she was caring for were inside her vehicle stole the money to pay...
View ArticleTexas grand jury does not indict officer who fatally shot naked teen
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas grand jury has decided not to bring charges against an Austin police officer who fatally shot an unarmed and naked teenage male in February, a local...
View ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman scraps N.C. concert over 'discriminatory' law
By Colleen JenkinsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman on Tuesday became the latest entertainer to cancel a performance in North Carolina to protest against the state's law...
View ArticleExclusive: Trump would talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate...
By Steve Holland and Emily FlitterNEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's...
View ArticleBlazing meteor creates light show across New England sky
BOSTON (Reuters) - A meteor lit up the night sky over New England and eastern Canada early on Tuesday, startling people who saw it including police officers who captured the show on a dashcam.A bright...
View ArticleDonald Trump files disclosure of $10 billion in net worth
By Ginger GibsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump has filed a new personal financial disclosure form that details a net worth of more than $10 billion, the Republican presidential candidate's...
View ArticleMost Texas quakes likely caused by oil, gas activities: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil and gas activities may have caused nearly nine in 10 of the earthquakes Texas has experienced in the past 40 years, and the quakes have become more frequent as oilfield...
View ArticleTexas 'affluenza' teen moved to less restrictive jail
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas teenager who tried to use an "affluenza" defense for killing four people while driving drunk was moved on Tuesday out of a maximum security jail...
View ArticleArrests made in major synthetic marijuana drug ring in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested 16 people in connection with what they said was a major ring in the Houston-area distributing synthetic marijuana, according to an indictment...
View Article'Porn's New King' loses bail over alleged tribal fraud case
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday revoked the bail of a California man once dubbed "Porn's New King" after authorities brought charges against him over his alleged role in a...
View ArticleU.S. extends overtime pay to 4.2 million salaried workers
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled the final version of a long-awaited and controversial rule to extend overtime pay to 4.2 million U.S. workers, which marks one...
View ArticleFire halts train service at New York's Grand Central Terminal
By David GregorioNEW YORK CITY (Reuters) - Commuter rail service in and out of New York City's Grand Central Terminal was suspended during the evening rush hour on Tuesday due to a fire under a section...
View ArticleIn reversal, former Illinois congressman to plead not guilty in tax case
By Justin MaddenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Mel Reynolds, a former U.S. congressman who has had numerous legal troubles, has changed his mind and will plead not guilty to federal income tax charges, he told a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina bans abortion after 19 weeks
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, SC (Reuters) - The South Carolina legislature on Tuesday passed a bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother's life was at risk, making it...
View ArticleU.S. airlines forecast busy summer travel, warn of longer lines
By Jeffrey Dastin(Reuters) - Summer travel on U.S. airlines is expected to reach an all-time high this year, trade group Airlines for America said on Wednesday, adding to concern that travelers could...
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