Robert Kennedy assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, denied parole: official
(Reuters) – Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole for the 15th time on Wednesday, a California prison official said.
Appeals court overturns decision to halt executions in Mississippi
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a decision that halted executions in Mississippi, finding a lower court abused its discretion when it blocked the use of certain lethal injection drugs.
‘Son of Sal’ convicted of killing New York shopkeepers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York clothing salesman known as the “Son of Sal” serial killer was convicted on Wednesday of three counts of second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting deaths of three shopkeepers in Brooklyn, prosecutors said.
Two sheriff’s deputies killed, suspect dead in Maryland shooting
(Reuters) – Two Maryland sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot on Wednesday and a suspect killed in gunfire that started at a Baltimore-area restaurant filled with lunchtime diners, authorities said.
Former L.A. County sheriff pleads guilty to corruption charge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lying to federal investigators who were conducting a corruption and civil rights probe of the nation’s largest county jail system.
In Illinois homecoming, Obama calls for improved tone in U.S. politics
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid a nostalgic visit on Wednesday to the place that launched his political career and made a renewed call for better relations between Republicans and Democrats to create a more positive tone in U….
Oklahoma man charged with decapitating his grandmother
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man has been arrested on first-degree murder charges on suspicion of shooting his grandmother and her husband, and then cutting off their heads at their home, which is also used as a daycare center, police said on …
Michigan governor seeks $300 million for Flint water, Detroit schools
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder asked state lawmakers on Wednesday to provide more than $300 million in his current and fiscal 2017 budget proposals to deal with the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint and to keep the Detroit Public Schools (D…
Dallas, worried about city’s reputation, bans erotica convention
DALLAS (Reuters) – The city of Dallas voted on Wednesday to ban an erotica expo featuring porn stars, sex toy sales and a whipping dungeon from a city-owned convention center, with event opponents saying it could taint the city’s image.
Louisiana attorneys appeal judge’s ruling on abortion restrictions
(Reuters) – The state of Louisiana on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s decision to block a 2014 law that imposed tough restrictions on Louisiana abortion providers and threatened to close four of the state’s five clinics.
