U.S. court curbs solitary for Pennsylvania inmates no longer facing execution
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday said Pennsylvania prisons cannot keep housing inmates in solitary confinement on death row after their death sentences had been vacated, without meaningful reviews of whether such conditions remained nece…
Indiana man sentenced to life in prison for police killing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Indiana man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting a police officer while he sat inside his patrol car, according to local media.
All flights canceled at New York’s JFK airport due to snowstorm
(Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration canceled all inbound and outbound flights at John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday amid a winter storm that barreled its way through the northeastern United States.
Trump orders target cartels, crime as attorney general sworn in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump used the swearing-in ceremony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday to sign three executive orders, including ones targeting transnational drug cartels and those who commit crimes against law e…
Daredevil Nik Wallenda involved in Florida circus high-wire fall
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – (This story has been refiled to correct conversion from 60-75 meters in first paragraph.)
Voestalpine cleared over announcement of Texas cost overruns
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s financial watchdog has cleared steelmaker Voestalpine of any wrongdoing over the way it informed investors of cost overruns at its Texas plant, both parties said on Thursday.
Seven arrested over Phoenix protest against woman being deported
(Reuters) – Police on Wednesday arrested seven protesters from a group outside a Phoenix immigration center blocking a van carrying a detained woman they saw as an early victim of President Donald Trump’s promise to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Oakley arrested at Knicks game after altercation
(Reuters) – Former NBA player Charles Oakley was arrested on Wednesday during the game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers after an altercation with security guards at Madison Square Garden.
Trump’s Supreme Court pick dispirited by president’s tweets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, on Wednesday described as “demoralizing” and “disheartening” the U.S. president’s Twitter attacks on a judge who suspended Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries,…
U.S. Coast Guard works to contain tugboat oil spill on Florida coast
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard worked on Wednesday to contain an oil spill caused by a leak on a tugboat along the northeastern coast of Florida, the guard said.
