Texas high court rules state must reveal supplier of execution drugs
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas must reveal the source of the drugs it uses for executions, its Supreme Court affirmed on Friday, rejecting the state’s arguments that doing so could lead to physical harm of the supplier and impede lethal injections.
Colorado creates body donation law following Reuters report
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colorado has adopted a law to regulate companies that solicit bodies donated to science and sell the parts to medical educators, the governor’s office announced this week.
Prosecutors drop charges against developer in NY corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a former executive at an upstate New York development company in a corruption case over a $1 billion government project, weeks before a scheduled trial.
U.S. states betting on sports wagering to get small revenue bump: Moody’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most U.S. states will get only a minor revenue boost from legalized sports betting even under the most optimistic scenarios, Moody’s Investors Service said on Friday.
Judge rules Theranos investors cannot pursue class action
(Reuters) – Investors who claimed that Theranos Inc defrauded them into investing indirectly in the company by touting revolutionary blood-testing technology that never existed cannot pursue their claims as a class action, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Bumpy road for California Democrats targeting Republican House seats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – As Californians prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections, the state’s quirky electoral rules and a softening of support for Democrats among suburban voters could disrupt the party’s …
His twin shot dead, a Washington teen shines spotlight on gun crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Every school day, Zion Kelly passes by the locker once used by his slain twin brother, Zaire, who was shot in the head during an attempted robbery in their Washington, D.C. neighborhood last September.
Iowa judge to temporarily block ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law
(Reuters) – An Iowa judge on Friday will temporarily block a state law that would impose the strictest abortion limits in the United States, nearly two weeks after advocacy groups sued to block the law from going into effect in July, according to offic…
Florida catastrophe reinsurance rates rise only slightly: JLT Re
LONDON (Reuters) – Reinsurance rates to cover property catastrophe damage in hurricane hotspot Florida rose only slightly at June 1 renewals, despite record losses in 2017, broker JLT Re said on Friday.
Four more die in E.Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
(Reuters) – Four more people died from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, bringing the total toll to five.
