Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories: Pew survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Only a quarter of U.S. adults in a recent survey could fully identify factual statements – as opposed to opinion – in news stories, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Monday.
Too frail for death row? Texas inmate seeks execution reprieve
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – After two recent botched U.S. executions of inmates with compromised veins, a convicted murderer and rapist is arguing he is too ill to be put to death by lethal injection in Texas later this month.
Trial of former New England mob boss accused of murder to wrap up
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jurors are due to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of a former New England mob boss and an associate accused of participating in the 1993 murder of a Boston nightclub manager whose remains were discovered in Rhode Island…
Five dead following U.S. Border Patrol car chase in Texas
BIG WELLS, Texas (Reuters) – Five immigrants died and several others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle careened out of control while being chased by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas about 90 miles (145 km) north of the Mexican border, officia…
Five dead following U.S. Border Patrol car chase in Texas: reports
(Reuters) – Five immigrants died and several others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle careened out of control while being chased by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas about 90 miles (145 km) north of the Mexican border, U.S. media reported, cit…
Gang shootout at New Jersey arts festival kills one, injures 22
(Reuters) – A suspected gunman was shot dead and 22 people were injured on Sunday after a dispute among rival gangs erupted into gunfire at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said.
Five dead following Border Patrol car chase in Texas: reports
(Reuters) – Five immigrants died and several others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle careened out of control while being chased by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas about 90 miles (145 km) north of the Mexican border, U.S. media reported, cit…
Democrats, activists rally against Trump’s family separation policy
ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father’s Day demonstrations against the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their …
Fields of dreams: Texas project seeks new corn strains for whiskey
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – A master distiller and a crop scientist who specializes in corn breeding are working on a project they hope one day will help bring local identities to American whiskeys.
Suspect dead after 20 hurt in shooting at New Jersey arts festival
(Reuters) – A suspected gunman was fatally shot after multiple people opened fire at an all-night arts festival in New Jersey, wounding 20 people including a boy who is in critical condition, authorities said on Sunday.
