Arkansas’s fourth execution in eight days ends death chamber flurry
GRADY, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas on Thursday executed its fourth inmate in eight days, administering a lethal injection to a man who killed two people after escaping from a prison where he had been serving a life sentence for murdering a cheerleader.
‘Tremendous’ Trump impersonator wins contest to host fake news show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A professional impressionist from Las Vegas took home first prize in a contest impersonating Donald Trump on Wednesday, earning a role hosting an online fake news comedy show.
United to offer passengers up to $10,000 to surrender seats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Thursday it would offer passengers who volunteer to forfeit their seats on overbooked flights up to $10,000 as part of the carrier’s efforts to repair the damage from the rough removal of a passenger.
Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his executive order on sanctuary cities, arguments made by the government in the case could permanently harm its efforts to cut off wide swaths…
Uber driver charged with raping California woman in car
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An Uber driver accused by prosecutors of having sexually assaulted a female passenger after she sought a ride home from a gathering in the upscale seaside city of Newport Beach, California, was charged with rape on Wednesday.
California man charged in Fresno shooting spree that killed three
(Reuters) – A man who goes by the nickname Black Jesus was charged with three counts of murder on Wednesday in connection with a shooting spree targeting white men in downtown Fresno, California, local media reported.
Slain friend of Robert Durst once posed as his missing wife: testimony
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Real estate scion Robert Durst, whose ties to three slayings were portrayed in HBO series “The Jinx,” had his close friend Susan Berman make a phone call pretending to be his missing wife, a former acquaintance of Berman testifi…
Judge issues injunction in SEC’s ‘Hamilton’ Ponzi case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction freezing assets belonging to the alleged operators of a Ponzi scheme centered on the resale of tickets to the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton,” concerts by British singer …
Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to review the U.S. government’s role in school policy, which supporters cheered as the first step in creating more local control in education and critics…
Survivalist sentenced to death for murder of PA state trooper
MILFORD, Pa. (Reuters) – A survivalist convicted of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper in a 2014 sniper attack that launched a massive manhunt was sentenced to death on Wednesday by jurors.
