Arkansas death row inmates ask judge to keep hiatus on executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Lawyers for eight death row inmates in Arkansas asked a state judge on Wednesday to place a hold on a planned resumption of capital punishment in the state, saying there are secrecy problems with the procurement of lethal …
Crash kills two, injures three in Wisconsin police chase
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Two people were killed and three injured early on Wednesday when the vehicle they were traveling in crashed while they were being chased by a sheriff’s deputy in southern Wisconsin, police said.
Oregon police struck college gunman with one bullet before his suicide
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – The gunman who killed nine people at an Oregon college exchanged fire with two police officers, who struck him once before he retreated to a classroom and killed himself, authorities said on Wednesday as they hailed the offic…
Coast Guard ends search for missing U.S. cargo ship’s crew
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was ending its search for the missing crew of an American cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas last week after sailing into the path of powerful Hurricane Joaquin.
‘Last bucket’ hailed at NY Hudson Yards project’s first building
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Developers of a massive New York real estate project celebrated a major milestone on Wednesday with the pouring of a “last bucket” of cement on the first building slated to be finished at the Hudson Yards site on Manhattan’s west s…
At least 17 dead as flooding threat persists in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – Flooding from historic rainfall in South Carolina claimed two more lives on Wednesday, and the threat of further inundation from swollen rivers and vulnerable dams put already ravaged communities on edge.
Fantasy sports companies ban employees from gaming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fantasy sports companies FanDuel Inc and DraftKings said on Wednesday that they had banned their employees from all daily fantasy games and also barred staff from rival companies from their sites.
Maine man to plead guilty to murdering stranger in grocery store: lawyer
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine resident accused of fatally stabbing a stranger in the ice cream aisle of a grocery store will plead guilty on Thursday to murder, his attorney said.
Good feelings toward Catholic Church up in U.S. since pope’s visit: poll
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Positive feelings toward the Roman Catholic Church have gone up in the United States since Pope Francis’s first visit to the country, according to a Pew Research Center survey released on Wednesday.
Baltimore mayor likens police-community relations to struggling marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The relationship between U.S. police and the communities they serve is like a struggling marriage in need of better communication, the mayor of Baltimore, a city rocked by anti-police rioting, said on Wednesday.
