Ohio executes double murderer after court rejects appeal
(Reuters) – Ohio put to death a double murderer on Wednesday, its second execution in 2017 after a three-year hiatus because of legal challenges and difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs.
Five die at Florida nursing home as Irma toll hits 69; 4 million without power
MIAMI/SAN JUAN, P.R. (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma has claimed eight more lives, including five patients at a Florida nursing home that lost power, authorities said on Wednesday, as more than 4 million people in four states struggled without electricity a…
Chelsea Manning, Sean Spicer named fellows at Harvard
BOSTON (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who served seven years in prison for leaking classified data, and former White House spokesman Sean Spicer have been named visiting fellows at Harvard University, the school said Wed…
Trump administration sued over phone searches at U.S. borders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has engaged in an unconstitutional practice of searching without a warrant the phones and laptops of Americans who are stopped at the border, a lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleged.
Exclusive: U.S. won’t issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to depo…
U.S. flood insurance program sees $11 billion payments for Texas flooding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal flood insurance program estimates it will make $11 billion in payments through the government-run program for flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, the program’s administrator Roy Wright said on Wednesday…
Evacuees begin long road back to Florida Keys after Irma’s devastation
MIAMI/SAN JUAN, P.R. (Reuters) – Evacuees from Hurricane Irma returned early Wednesday to parts of the Florida Keys, which remained largely without electricity and communications in the wake of the deadly storm.
Shocked residents return to Irma-ravaged Florida Keys
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) – Evacuees from Hurricane Irma were early on Wednesday returning to the Florida Keys, where sunrise will give them a first glimpse of devastation that has left countless homes and businesses in ruins.
Rhode Island man accused of mom shooting in hospital due in court: media
(Reuters) – A man accused of shooting dead his 70-year-old mother as she lay in a hospital intensive care unit will appear at a New Hampshire Court on Wednesday, media reported.
Harvey storm-water releases were unlawful government takings: lawsuits
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Owners of homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey are claiming billions of dollars in damages by federal and state water releases from storm-swollen reservoirs, using a legal tack pursued without success in Louisiana after Hurricane K…
