Arkansas’ hurried execution plan sparks concern for prison staff
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The last time a U.S. state tried to execute two inmates on the same day, a poorly secured intravenous tube popped out, lethal injection chemicals sprayed in the death chamber and staff said the pressure of dual executions expo…
Trump defends Fox News host O’Reilly as ‘good person’
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended TV anchor Bill O’Reilly after a report that the conservative commentator and his employer, 21st Century Fox, paid five women to settle claims he sexually harassed them.
Mexican police commander charged for impeding U.S. narcotics probe – statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Mexican federal police commander has been charged for allegedly leaking confidential law enforcement information to warn members of a Mexican drug cartel about a U.S. narcotics probe, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesd…
U.S. judge seeks details on Giuliani role in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered that he be given more detail about former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani and another lawyer’s representation of a Turkish gold trader charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against…
Spanish man found guilty of murdering U.S. woman on pilgrim route
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish man was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering U.S. woman Denise Pikka Thiem as she was walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in north-west Spain in 2015.
Nightclub gunman’s widow will be sent to face charges in Florida
(Reuters) – The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has agreed to return to the state from California to face federal charges, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Pepsi draws outrage for ad depicting Kendall Jenner at protest
(Reuters) – Pepsi’s new ad featuring Kendall Jenner prompted Twitter users to howl outrage on Wednesday, with civil-rights advocates saying it trivialized recent street unrest across the United States.
Taser changes name in shift to software, police services
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Taser International Inc , maker of the eponymous device used by police to stun and incapacitate a person temporarily, is changing its name to Axon as it pushes further into the software business.
Man pleads not guilty in fatal New York stabbing of black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A white man who police said traveled to New York City to harm black people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of murder “as a crime of terrorism” for the fatal stabbing of an African-American on a Manhattan sidewalk last m…
U.S. F-16 fighter crashes near Washington, D.C., pilot safe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Air National Guard F-16 fighter plane crashed near Washington on Wednesday during a training mission, and the pilot ejected safely after steering the plummeting aircraft away from houses, a military official said.
