Delaware's top court strikes down state's death penalty statute
(Reuters) - Delaware's top court on Tuesday struck down the state's death penalty statute, arguing that it grants judges powers that juries should wield and that it is unconstitutional.The 3-2 Delaware...
View ArticleClinton extends lead over Trump to 8 percentage points: Reuters/Ipsos
By Grant SmithNEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton extended her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump to eight percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll...
View ArticleAxa, Humana violated sanctions with business tied to alleged...
By Joel SchectmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said insurance providers Humana Inc and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co violated sanctions by providing policies to three people blacklisted for...
View ArticleChicago police watchdog inaccurately reported shooting incidents: official
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The agency tasked with reviewing all shootings involving Chicago police officers inaccurately reported use of force, the city's inspector general said on Tuesday.Inspector General...
View ArticleU.S. investigation faults Tesoro in worker injuries
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Tuesday workers were injured in incidents between 2010 and 2014 at Tesoro Corp's San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California...
View ArticleU.S. military communications satellite fails to reach intended orbit
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A propulsion system problem has left a U.S. military communications satellite short of its intended orbit, leaving a key communications network over the...
View ArticleCalifornia blaze near Big Sur traced to unattended campfire
(Reuters) - A blaze that has scorched some 43,000 acres (17,400 hectares) and destroyed dozens of homes near California's famed Big Sur coast was sparked by an illegal, unattended camp fire in a state...
View ArticleTrump loses bid to end Trump University lawsuit before trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's pretrial bid to throw out a lawsuit brought by Trump University students who said they were...
View ArticleMental exam ordered for accused serial killer of San Diego homeless
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A San Diego man charged with attacking five homeless men by driving railroad spikes into his victims' heads, killing three of them, was ordered on Tuesday to...
View ArticleLatest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the...
View ArticleFlorida to begin aerial spraying of insecticides to control Zika
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Florida will conduct an aerial insecticide spraying campaign at dawn on Wednesday in an effort to kill mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, officials in...
View ArticleFBI took months to warn Democrats of suspected Russian role in hack: sources
By Mark Hosenball, John Walcott and Joseph MennWASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The FBI did not tell the Democratic National Committee that U.S officials suspected it was the target of a Russian...
View ArticleCourt reduces Illinois casinos' award in case linked to Blagojevich scandal
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court reduced an award to Illinois casinos on Tuesday, ruling in a lawsuit that arose from the corruption scandal that toppled then-Governor Rod Blagojevich that the jury...
View ArticleTrump Won't Endorse Paul Ryan
STERLING, VA (Wisconsin Radio Network) -- Donald Trump says he’s not ready endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan in his bid for reelection. Wisconsin’s Ryan faces a Republican primary challenge next Tuesday...
View ArticleCalifornia wildfires likely to worsen as season peaks: forecaster
(Reuters) - Drought conditions in California risk stoking new and ongoing wildfires as the season enters its peak, a forecaster said on Wednesday after several blazes already killed at least six people...
View ArticleIcahn to close Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City
By Hilary Russ(Reuters) - Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino, owned by Carl Icahn, will close at the end of the summer, the billionaire investor's company said on Wednesday.Closure of the casino,...
View ArticleU.S. regulators urged to scale back fuel efficiency fines
By David ShepardsonTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Reuters) - Two major auto trade associations want U.S. regulators to reconsider plans to more than double fines for failing to meet fuel efficiency...
View ArticlePregnant in Miami: Zika's arrival adds new anxieties
By Letitia Stein and Jilian MincerTAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since Florida officials declared that the Zika virus is circulating in the state, Miami-area resident Karla Maguire has avoided taking...
View ArticleNew Jersey slashes hedge fund allocation amid poor returns
By Svea Herbst-BaylissBOSTON (Reuters) - New Jersey's state pension fund plans to slash its hedge fund investments by half, becoming the latest large investor to protest high fees and poor returns...
View ArticleObama administration denies Iran cash payment was ransom for prisoners
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Wednesday that $400 million in cash paid to Iran soon after the release of five Americans detained by Tehran was not ransom for them as some...
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