Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit. If the sentence were to be carried out, it would mark the first time in the...
View ArticleUtah heir location firm, co-owner indicted on U.S. antitrust charges
By Diane BartzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Utah company which locates heirs to estates was indicted on Wednesday over allegations that it conspired with a second heir-location firm to divide up the market,...
View ArticleDetroit readies 600 lawsuits over unpaid property taxes
(Reuters) - Detroit, currently under post-bankruptcy state oversight, is planning to sue mostly banks and for-profit companies for some $12.2 million dollars in unpaid taxes from investment properties...
View ArticleOregon wildlife refuge standoff participant sentenced to prison: report
(Reuters) - The first of 26 people on trial for their roles in a weeks-long takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge in January has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in federal prison, the Oregonian newspaper...
View ArticleFBI documents viewed in secure areas of the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI documents about the agency's investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state were being reviewed...
View ArticleTeen shot by Chicago police suffered gunshot wound to his back
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A teenager who was shot and killed by Chicago police officers last month suffered a single gunshot wound to his back, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner's...
View ArticleNew York state man charged with plotting school attack
(Reuters) - A New York state teen who allegedly plotted an attack on a school and put bomb-making materials on a list of items was arrested by sheriff's deputies on Wednesday, authorities said.The...
View ArticleCalifornia firefighters make slow progress controlling major wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters face searing temperatures and steep terrain on Thursday after making limited progress containing a fast-moving Southern California blaze that has incinerated many...
View ArticleStudy: Retailers Switching To "Bee-Friendly" Plants
Indianapolis, Ind (WIBQ) -  New tests found significant decreases in the use of bee-killing pesticides on "bee-friendly" plants. That's good news for bees.Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide...
View ArticleEx-NFL star Sharper sentenced to 18 years in prison in drug, rape cases
By Kathy FinnNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former National Football League star Darren Sharper was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in federal prison in a case stemming from accusations that he drugged and...
View ArticleU.S. to phase out federal use of privately operated prisons: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department plans to end its use of privately operated prisons, saying they are less safe and less effective than government-run facilities, the Washington Post...
View ArticleU.S. judge says funeral home had religious right to fire transgender worker
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a Detroit funeral home that "operates as a ministry" was exempt from a law protecting transgender employees because of its owner's...
View ArticleHackers targeted Trump campaign, Republican Party groups: sources
By Joseph Menn, Mark Hosenball and John Walcott(Reuters) - Hackers targeted the computer systems of presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Party organizations as well as Democratic Party...
View ArticleGun advocates file lawsuit to overturn California open-carry restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A California gun rights group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's restrictions on openly carrying firearms.The California Rifle and Pistol...
View ArticleLawyer accused of fraud by U.S. in BP oil spill case is acquitted
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - A prominent Texas lawyer was acquitted on Thursday of charges he made up thousands of fake clients to sue BP Plc for damages that the oil company caused in the 2010 Gulf...
View ArticleClinton Foundation to bar foreign, corporate funding if Hillary Clinton...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Clinton Foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president and will stop holding the annual Clinton Global Initiative...
View ArticleBrazil police consider charges against U.S. swimmers
By Rodrigo Viga and Jeb Blount | RIO DE JANEIROBrazilian police are considering charging a group of U.S. Olympic swimmers with vandalism and giving false testimony, including gold medalist Ryan Lochte,...
View ArticleU.S. judge permanently blocks Florida law to end abortion funding
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions.U.S....
View ArticleCalifornia mayor pleads not guilty in strip poker scandal
By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - The mayor of Stockton, California, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges stemming from a strip poker game he is accused of playing while furnishing beer to...
View ArticleClinton told FBI Colin Powell suggested she use private email: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested she use a personal email account, the New...
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