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…
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…
