N.Y. man gets 25 years to life for 1979 murder of Etan Patz
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former delicatessen worker convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in a 1979 New York slaying that helped raise national awareness about the plight of abducted children was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison.
Arkansas attorney general, governor vows to pursue executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas’ attorney general and governor are vowing to pursue a series of executions scheduled over the next two weeks even after the state’s Supreme Court halted the first two lethal injections hours before they were to ta…
Boeing to lay off hundreds more engineers: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co warned employees on Monday it planned another round of involuntary layoffs that would affect hundreds of engineers at its commercial airplanes unit, according to a source and a memo seen by Reuters.
Trump orders review of visa program to encourage hiring Americans
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a review of the U.S. visa program for bringing high-skilled foreign workers into the country, putting technology firms and the outsourcing companies that serve them on notice that poss…
California drops rape charge against former NFL player Ray McDonald
(Reuters) – A felony rape charge against former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was dismissed on Monday because his accuser did not want to testify, prosecutors said.
Suspect in Washington state mall shootings found dead in cell
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The gunman accused of killing five people during a shooting rampage last year inside a Washington state shopping mall has been found dead in his jail cell, a local official said on Monday.
New York City taxi commission plans to force Uber to add driver tipping feature
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ride-services company Uber Technologies Inc may be required to provide passengers a way to tip their drivers, despite its longstanding resistance, if a plan by New York City’s taxi regulator is implemented.
Illinois bill would ban passenger removal after UAL incident
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois lawmaker on Monday introduced a bill to ban the forcible removal of travelers from flights by state or local government employees after a United Airlines passenger was dragged from an aircraft last week.
Black Hawk Army helicopter crash in Maryland leaves one dead, two injured
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Black Hawk U.S. Army helicopter crashed on a Maryland golf course on Monday, killing one crewmember and seriously injuring two others, the military said.
Arkansas court halts two executions, U.S. court OKs others
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas’ Supreme Court halted two executions hours before they were due to take place on Monday, while a federal appeals court overruled a lower court decision that had blocked the state’s original plan to put eight inmat…
