Most U.S. voters not aware of Democratic debate: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite CNN’s countdown clock and special live coverage, more than half of U.S. registered voters are not aware of the first debate between the candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, which the news network w…
Former Texas A&M football player charged with murdering jogger
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former Texas A&M University football player has been arrested on suspicion of slashing a jogger to death with a “large blade knife” on a popular Dallas hike-and-bike trail, police said on Tuesday.
PM Beef’s Minnesota packing plant to close, citing tight cattle supply
(Reuters) – PM Beef will close its southwest Minnesota beef processing plant on Dec. 11, due to tight cattle supplies, the company said on Tuesday.
U.S. justices press Florida over death penalty sentencing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed concern on Tuesday that Florida gives judges undue sway in determining death sentences at the expense of juries as the court weighed the appeal of a man convicted of murdering a fried-chicken…
Indiana governor unveils $1 billion plan for roads and bridges
(Reuters) – Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Tuesday announced a $1 billion, partly bond-funded, four-year plan to fix roads and bridges.
Ex-Anglo Irish Bank CEO held in Boston pending bail hearing
BOSTON (Reuters) – The former head of Anglo Irish Bank must remain in custody ahead of a bail hearing while a U.S. court decides whether to send him back to Ireland to face 33 criminal counts related to his role in the bank’s collapse, a U.S. judge rul…
Ex-NFL star’s next murder trial delayed until January: judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday agreed to delay until early next year the trial of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez on charges of killing two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, according to court papers.
Muslim groups’ lawsuit over N.Y. surveillance revived by court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A coalition of Muslim groups can pursue a civil rights lawsuit that accuses New York City police of conducting secret surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey without suspicion of criminal activity, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesd…
U.S. Energy Department lab in Oregon evacuated after bomb threat
(Reuters) – A U.S. Energy Department research laboratory in Oregon was evacuated on Tuesday because of a bomb threat, a spokeswoman said.
Connecticut Supreme Court hears appeal in former mayor’s corruption case
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The attorney for former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez urged the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday to let stand a lower court’s decision to overturn bribery and corruption convictions against Perez and order new trials.
