Texas executes man who killed Mexican, robbed him of $8
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday executed a 35-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a recently arrived Mexican immigrant in the head and robbing him of $8.
Montana judge rules lethal injection drug violates state law
(Reuters) – A Montana judge ruled on Tuesday that one of the drugs planned for use in a lethal injection mix violates state law, effectively putting a hold on executions in the state, which has only two inmates on death row.
Ten Commandments monument removed from Oklahoma Capital grounds
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Under the cover of night, a 6-foot-tall (180-cm) granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments was removed from the Oklahoma Capitol grounds after judges said its placement on government land violated state law, officia…
Norwegian Air CEO says $69 flights from U.S. to Europe around the corner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA hopes to sell one-way tickets to Europe for $69 as early as 2017 by flying from U.S. airports that have low fees, Chief Executive Officer Bjørn Kjos said in an interview Tuesday.
Arizona university asks football fans to shun blackface
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona State University officials have asked football fans to refrain from painting their faces black for a so-called blackout home game this weekend after several fans last year caused an uproar by attending the event in minstrel-…
Search for ship lost in hurricane a ‘big challenge’: U.S. investigator
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Deep seas may complicate efforts to find the sunken U.S. cargo ship lost off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin, a federal safety investigator said, as a search and rescue mission for 32 missing crew stretched into a si…
New York judge overturns conviction in 1990 murder of tourist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state Supreme Court judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who served 25 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of a 22-year-old tourist during a mugging on a New York City subway platform decades…
Minnesota man accused of chasing deer with boat until it drowned
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man accused of chasing a deer swimming in a lake with his boat until it drowned was charged on Tuesday with animal cruelty and using a motor vehicle to chase wild animals in a hunt, authorities said.
United Airlines says flight diverted because of ill crew member
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight from Houston to San Francisco was rerouted to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday when a crew member became ill, the airline said.
Connecticut man to serve year in prison for ‘swatting’ hoax calls
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A 22-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced on Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for at least six “swatting” hoax calls to U.S. high schools and colleges last year threatening that bombers or gunmen were about to target…
