Federal prosecutors told to seek death penalty in drug cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to seek the death penalty in drug-related cases whenever it is “appropriate,” saying the Justice Department must boost efforts to counter America’s e…
Suspect, 23, in deadly Texas blast was quiet, home-schooled
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The quiet, home-schooled son of a local couple that sold Amway products is suspected of staging a three-week deadly bombing campaign that gripped the Texas capital of Austin.
Winter ‘four’easter’ storm hits U.S. East, snarling traffic, closing schools
(Reuters) – Millions of commuters along the U.S. East Coast faced another round of heavy snow, ice and gusty winds on Wednesday as the fourth major snowstorm this month struck the region, closing schools, grounding flights and halting buses and trains….
Texas bombing suspect kills self, reported to be unemployed man, 23
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – An unemployed 23-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others before blowing himself up on the side of a highway was identified by local media on Wednesd…
What a Federal Reserve rate hike means for U.S. households
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The effects of the expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike on Wednesday will extend beyond corporate America to household budgets.
Attorney General tells prosecutors to seek death penalty in drug cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to seek the death penalty in drug-related cases whenever it is “appropriate,” saying the Justice Department must boost efforts to counter an epidemic…
U.S. budget plan cuts proposed funds for N.Y.-New Jersey tunnel: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deal to fund the U.S. government through the end of September is expected to include less funding than initially proposed for building a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New York City and New Jersey, two peopl…
U.S. Supreme Court revives Texas death row inmate’s funding claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a boost to a Texas death row inmate, allowing him to try to secure government funding to press his claim that his trial lawyers made errors that could enable him to avoid execution.
Newman concedes in Democratic Illinois congressional primary
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Democratic Representative Dan Lipinski held off a stiff challenge from businesswoman Marie Newman to win a nationally watched congressional primary in Illinois that pitted a long-serving centrist incumbent against the party’s libera…
Dead Texas bombing suspect identified as local man, 23: media
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – An unemployed 23-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others before blowing himself up on the side of a highway was identified by local media on Wednesd…
