Texas ‘tourniquet killer’ set to be first U.S. inmate executed in 2018
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – In the first U.S. execution of 2018, Texas was set on Thursday to put to death a man convicted of raping and murdering five girls and young women, using a tourniquet to torture and strangle his victims.
U.S. government creates health division for ‘religious freedom’
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will create a division within its health agency that focuses on guaranteeing “conscience and religious freedom” for health workers who say their beliefs prevent them from carrying out abortions and other procedures.
California abuse case sparks calls for home-schooling oversight
(Reuters) – Lawmakers and advocacy groups are calling for more oversight of home-schooling after a California couple using this method of education was charged with torturing their 13 children.
Commuters in U.S. South face tough trek after deadly storm
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Commuters in the U.S. South faced frigid temperatures and dangerously slick roads on Thursday after a winter storm, responsible for at least eight deaths, thrashed the region with heavy snow and winds that snapped power lines.
Parents of captive siblings to make court appearance in California
PERRIS, Calif. (Reuters) – A Southern California couple accused of keeping their 13 children captive and malnourished in the family’s squalid suburban home were scheduled to make a first court appearance on Thursday.
U.S. South commuters face tough trek after deadly storm
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Commuters in the U.S. South face frigid temperatures and dangerously slick roads on Thursday after a deadly winter storm thrashed the region with heavy snow and winds that snapped power lines.
Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 201…
U.S. prosecutors charge German man with supporting al Qaeda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused a German man currently imprisoned in France of supporting al Qaeda in the years leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on New York City, and conspiring to kill Americans.
Exclusive: Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Do not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the gym, despite his doctor’s orders.
Psychic paid $3.5 million for exorcisms gets prison for evading U.S. taxes
BOSTON (Reuters) – A self-proclaimed psychic was sentenced on Wednesday to 26 months in prison after admitting that she tried to avoid paying taxes on over $3.5 million that she received from an elderly Massachusetts woman seeking to cleanse herself of…
