Ohio killer to be put to death Wednesday seeks age reprieve
(Reuters) – Gary Otte was only 20 years old when he shot two residents in the head at a suburban Cleveland apartment complex in 1992, and his lawyers said Tuesday it would be cruel and unusual punishment to execute someone who was that young at the tim…
Judge tosses charges against Amtrak driver in 2015 Philadelphia crash
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against the driver of the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia in 2015, killing eight passengers and injuring 200 others.
No federal charges for Baltimore cops in Freddie Gray’s death: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice will not bring charges against Baltimore police officers over the fatal injury of a black man in custody in an incident that stoked tensions between African Americans and law enforcement, the Baltim…
Seattle mayor, facing sexual abuse allegations, says he will resign
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, dogged since April by mounting allegations of child sexual abuse, said he would resign as mayor effective Wednesday afternoon.
More than 50 arrested for looting in Miami during Irma: police
MIAMI (Reuters) – Miami area police arrested more than 50 suspected looters during Hurricane Irma, including 26 people who were accused of breaking into a single Wal-Mart (WMT.N> store, authorities said on Tuesday.
‘Devastating’: Floridians assess Irma’s toll; death count climbs
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) – Residents who returned to the Florida Keys archipelago on Tuesday found Hurricane Irma had shredded mobile homes like soda cans and coated businesses with seaweed, while the death toll rose for the second major hurricane to…
Suspect in New Hampshire hospital shooting report in custody: police
(Reuters) – Police in New Hampshire on Tuesday took into custody a suspect linked to an active shooting report at Dartmouth-Hitchcock hospital, a spokesman for the Lebanon, New Hampshire, police department said.
Residents return to shredded Florida Keys homes in Irma’s deadly wake
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) – Some residents of the Florida Keys archipelago allowed back Tuesday found homes that Hurricane Irma’s high winds had shredded like soda cans, while the death toll rose in the second major hurricane to hit the United States …
U.S. incomes, poverty rate bounce back to pre-recession levels in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. poverty rate fell for the second straight year in 2016 while median income rose to an all-time high of $59,000 as the economy made up ground lost during the 2007-2009 recession, federal government data released on Tuesd…
Family of Australian woman fatally shot wants Minnesota cop charged
(Reuters) – The family of an Australian woman who was fatally shot wants the Minneapolis policeman involved charged, their attorney said on Tuesday, the same day investigators sent the evidence collected to the local prosecutor.
