McCarthy seeks to convince US conservatives he’s not like Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to convince conservative lawmakers on Tuesday that he will be different from retiring Speaker John Boehner if McCarthy is elected as Boehner’s successor this mon…
Journalist who allegedly helped hackers makes final pitch to jury
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U.S. GAO upholds Harris protest about FBI contract plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Tuesday upheld a protest by Harris Corp filed against the FBI’s plans to award a sole-source contract to rival Motorola Solutions Inc for two-way radios under a larger umbrella contrac…
Oregon attorney general visits town shaken by college massacre
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s top law enforcement officer paid a visit to the grief-stricken town of Roseburg on Tuesday to meet with authorities investigating last week’s massacre on a community college campus where a gunman killed his professor…
Fifteen dead as South Carolina gripped by historic flooding
(Reuters) – South Carolina grappled with the damage wrought by record rainfall, as the death toll from widespread flooding rose to 15 on Tuesday and residents braced for more evacuations in areas near dams and swollen waterways across the state.
Tennessee board drops vote on seeking God’s mercy over gay marriage
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee county commission on Tuesday turned down voting on a resolution asking God to spare the county from divine wrath sparked by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marriage.
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.
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…
