Alabama executes inmate, 83, oldest in modern U.S. history
(Reuters) – Alabama on Thursday executed an 83-year-old man convicted of a deadly 1989 serial bombing spree, making him the oldest known person put to death in the modern era of U.S. capital punishment.
Gun-control activists rally near Columbine High School ahead of walkouts
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) – Colorado gun control activists rallied on Thursday near Columbine High School, calling for an end to gun violence one day before the 19th anniversary of the massacre there and a planned nationwide student walkout.
New York governor presses banks, insurers to weigh risk of NRA ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ramped up pressure on banks and insurers to revisit whether their ties to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups harm their reputations and the public interest.
Valero’s Texas City refinery hit by explosion, fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) – An explosion set off a huge fire at Valero Energy Corp’s 225,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery on Thursday afternoon but the fire was quickly contained, according the City of Texas City Emergency Management office…
Supreme Court allows Alabama to execute 83-year-old inmate
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied last-minute appeals to spare the life of an 83-year-old convicted killer, clearing the path for Alabama’s execution of a man who would be the oldest inmate put to death in the modern era of U.S. cap…
Man linked to 9/11 attacks on U.S. captured in Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, who was said to have praised “violent jihad,” was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than a month ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
U.S. appeals court blocks Indiana ‘selective’ abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday declared unconstitutional an Indiana law signed by then-Governor Mike Pence that banned women from having abortions because of the gender, race or disability, including Down’s syndrome, of their fetuses.
Supreme Court temporarily halts Alabama execution of 83-year-old inmate
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted Alabama’s planned execution of an 83-year-old convicted pipe-bomb killer, minutes before he was set to become the oldest person put to death in the modern era of U.S. capital punishment….
Cosby sex assault retrial to go to jury next week: judge
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Prosecutors wrapped up their sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby on Thursday as experts offered conflicting testimony about the drugs he is accused of giving a then-friend before allegedly raping her.
Ex-Liberian warlord ‘Jungle Jabbah’ gets 30 years in U.S. prison
(Reuters) – A former Liberian warlord known as “Jungle Jabbah” was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for gaining U.S. asylum by lying about his role in the civil war in his homeland and atrocities he committed, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursd…
