Mormon church president released from hospital
(Reuters) – The 89-year-old president of the Mormon church, Thomas Monson, was released from the hospital on Wednesday evening, the church said, following two days of treatment.
U.S. judge halts one of eight unprecedented Arkansas executions
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday halted one of the eight executions Arkansas plans over 11 days in the second half of April, saying the expedited schedule does not allow proper time for considering that inmate’s clemency.
Pennsylvania monsignor to plead guilty to embezzling $500,000
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Catholic monsignor will plead guilty to embezzling over a half-million dollars from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over nine years to pay gambling debts, buy concert tickets and enjoy expensive meals, his lawyer and autho…
Man convicted in 1979 N.Y. missing child case loses bid for new trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Thursday rejected a request from a former delicatessen worker to throw out his February conviction for murdering Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy whose disappearance in 1979 became one of the country’s most inf…
Suspect charged with second murder in Ohio nightclub shooting
(Reuters) – A grand jury in Ohio indicted a man suspected of opening fire in a crowded Cincinnati nightclub on a second murder charge Thursday after another suspect died this week.
Astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
(Reuters) – John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth who later became the world’s oldest astronaut and a longtime U.S. senator, was laid to rest on Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
U.S. appeals court upholds stay of Ohio lethal injection process
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld a preliminary injunction against Ohio’s lethal injection process for executions.
U.S. cautions Americans ahead of Kenya elections set for August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday cautioned Americans living in or traveling to Kenya about possible rallies or protests that could turn violent, ahead of general elections slated for Aug. 8.
Aetna exits Iowa individual insurance market for 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Health insurer Aetna Inc said on Thursday it will exit Iowa’s Obamacare-compliant individual insurance market in 2018, citing financial risk and the uncertain outlook.
New Jersey’s Christie halts Amtrak payments after train derailments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has ordered the state to halt all payments to Amtrak and called for an investigation of the national rail operator’s maintenance of tracks and other equipment after the derailment of an NJ Transit…
