Mother of Florida serial killer’s victim braces for his execution
(Reuters) – When Kathleen Reeves reserved a hotel room near the Florida prison where she expects to witness the execution of her daughter’s killer on Thursday, she had one question: What’s the cancellation policy?
California prison reforms have reduced inmate numbers, not costs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In 2012, under court order to reduce prison overcrowding, California announced an ambitious criminal justice reform plan that promised not only to meet the court mandate but also to improve criminal sentencing and “save billions of dollars.”
Seven N.Y. National Guard members arrested over recruiting bonus schemes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven New York Army National Guard members were arrested on Wednesday on charges they schemed to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in referral bonuses for recruiting dozens of new soldiers.
Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes California town, no damage reported
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck on Wednesday near a small Southern California city about 85 miles (140 km) east of Los Angeles, setting off burglar alarms, but authorities said there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Wisconsin governor: no pardon in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not pardon a man convicted with his nephew in a case dramatized in the television documentary “Making a Murderer,” despite online petitions seeking their release, his office said on Wednesday.
Florida university ousts professor who called U.S. massacres hoaxes
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida Atlantic University has dismissed a professor who said massacres at a Connecticut elementary school and a county office building in San Bernardino, California, were staged, the university said.
U.S. December weather-related insurance payouts may top $2 billion: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Extreme weather in the United States during the last 10 days of December could bring insured losses for the month to more than $2 billion, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge tosses $9.9 million suit by family of ‘Whitey’ Bulger victim
BOSTON (Reuters) – Family members of one of former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s murder victims have no right to sue the U.S. government for $9.9 million for failing to let them know he had been buried in an unmarked beachfront grave, a feder…
SolarCity to cut 550 jobs in Nevada
(Reuters) – Solar panel installer SolarCity Corp said it would cut 550 jobs in Nevada, two weeks after the state’s utilities commission approved changes that would reduce credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.
Oregon occupiers want to work with residents; locals critical
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – The leader of a group of self-styled militiamen who seized a remote U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon said on Tuesday their plan was to help local residents regain their rights from the federal government, and “then we will go home…
