Texas to execute man who murdered daughters after court denies appeal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man who killed his two young daughters at his Dallas apartment in 2001 while the girls’ mother heard the gunshots and her children’s screams on the telephone, was set to be executed on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme court d…
Florida’s ban on felons voting ruled unconstitutional by judge
(Reuters) – Florida’s policy of banning felons from voting until they petition the government is unconstitutional and forces them to “kowtow” to the whim of state politicians, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
U.S. ordered to reconsider denial of Yellowstone bison protections
PINEDALE, Wyo. (Reuters) – A judge has ruled that U.S. wildlife managers erred in denying Endangered Species Act protection to bison at Yellowstone National Park and must reconsider extending such safeguards to America’s largest pure-bred herd of wild …
Arizona legislature expels lawmaker on ‘hostile work environment’ claims
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona’s House of Representatives ousted a lawmaker on Thursday after investigators found “credible evidence” that he had created a hostile work environment while serving in the state legislature.
Amtrak train braked before end of fatal Virginia crash: safety agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chartered Amtrak train carrying U.S. Republican lawmakers was traveling at 61 miles per hour (98 kilometers per hour) when the engineer applied the brakes in a crash that struck a truck on the tracks in Crozet, Virginia, invest…
Texas execution delayed for man who murdered his daughters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man who killed his two young daughters at his Dallas apartment in 2001 while the girls’ mother heard the fatal gunshots and her children’s screams on the telephone, had his planned execution on Thursday delayed as courts con…
Girl, 12, arrested in shooting that left five wounded at Los Angeles school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 12-year-old girl opened fire in a Los Angeles middle-school classroom on Thursday, injuring five people including a 15 year-old-boy who was shot in the head before she was taken into custody, police said.
Actor Robert Wagner named ‘person of interest’ in wife Natalie Wood’s drowning: CBS
(Reuters) – Los Angeles County homicide detectives have named actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the probe of the unexplained 1981 drowning of his wife, actress Natalie Wood, saying he was the last person with her before she vanished off Sou…
U.S. judge gives Indonesian illegal immigrants deportation reprieve
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the deportation of 50 Indonesian Christians who have been living illegally in New Hampshire while they seek to reopen their immigration cases to argue they would likely face religious persecution i…
Amtrak train braked before fatal Virginia crash: safety agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chartered Amtrak train carrying U.S. Republican lawmakers was traveling at 61 miles per hour (98.17 kilometers per hour) when the engineer applied the brakes before striking a truck on the tracks in Crozet, Virginia, investigat…
