N.Y. cop killer cannot be executed due to mental disability: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man convicted of murdering two New York City police officers cannot be executed because he is mentally disabled, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
Obama administration reverses course on Atlantic oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration reversed course on Tuesday on a proposal to open the southeastern Atlantic coast to drilling as an oil price slump and strong opposition in coastal communities raised doubts about the plan.
Salvadoran jailed in Missouri appeals deportation to international body
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman from El Salvador who says she was threatened by gangs that murdered her son petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday to halt her deportation to her home country from Missouri, where she is detained…
Lawsuits over New York City heating oil quality are revived
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Tuesday revived two lawsuits accusing Hess Corp and Castle Oil Corp of cheating building owners by selling adulterated heating oil.
Teamsters, Lyft drivers will object to settlement over expenses
(Reuters) – Five Lyft drivers and the Teamsters union will object to a proposed class action settlement, saying it would shortchange drivers by keeping them as independent contractors instead of employees, a union spokesman said on Tuesday.
California water cutbacks draw flood of complaints as reservoirs rise
GRANITE BAY, Calif. (Reuters) – Rick Williams stood on his dead front lawn near Sacramento, California, wondering why he still pays a drought surcharge on his water bill and cannot run his sprinklers as often as he needs when a nearby reservoir is so f…
Fort Worth policeman suspected of pepper-spraying motorcycle riders
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Fort Worth policeman has been removed from patrol duties while police investigate a video posted on social media purportedly showing him pepper-spraying a group riding motorcycles on a Texas highway, a police spokeswoman said on Tu…
Pennsylvania religious leaders charged with allowing sex abuse
(Reuters) – Three members of a Franciscan religious order were criminally charged with conspiracy on Tuesday for letting a friar who was a known predator hold jobs in which he sexually abused more than 80 children, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathlee…
Missouri professor who confronted student journalist denied appeal
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri on Tuesday denied an appeal made by a professor who was fired after being caught on video calling for “some muscle” to have a student journalist removed from a campus protest.
Mexican man pleads guilty to rape, murder in Ohio rampage
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Mexican national living illegally in the United States has pleaded guilty to murdering and raping a woman during a July crime spree in order to avoid a possible death sentence, Ohio prosecutors said on Tuesday.
