Oklahoma governor denies stay for man set to executed on Wednesday
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Tuesday denied a stay of execution for a convicted murderer despite a plea to put off Wednesday’s scheduled lethal injection from those who say the state may be putting to death an innocent man…
NYPD union head asks public not to judge officer in James Blake incident
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the largest New York police union on Tuesday said the public should suspend judgment of an officer who tackled and arrested ex-tennis star James Blake outside of a Manhattan hotel last week.
Three dead, four missing after floods in Utah’s Zion National Park
(Reuters) – Flash floods in Utah’s Zion National Park killed three people and four were missing after the group went to explore canyons shortly before heavy rains began, officials said on Tuesday.
Two students killed in Houston school bus crash
(Reuters) – A school bus carrying four students was hit by a car and plunged off a highway overpass in Houston on Tuesday morning, killing two girls and injuring the others on board, officials said.
Connecticut man pleads guilty to fatally shooting wife
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing his wife and seriously wounding his mother-in-law in a May 2014 attack, giving up a 16-month fight to prove his innocence.
Florida man accused in Kansas City 9/11 memorial plot to remain in custody
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – A north Florida man arrested for plotting to detonate a pressure-cooker bomb at a Kansas City memorial to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was ordered to remain in custody during a federal court appearance in Jacksonville on T…
Three die in Alaska crash of float plane on lake
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Three people died in the crash of a float plane during an attempted takeoff on Tuesday at a lake in Alaska, and seven others on the aircraft survived, officials said.
Massachusetts mulls new regulations on ride-share services
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts officials on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to require drivers for ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to carry at least $1 million in insurance and face what they called the strongest background check requirements…
Colorado hunter charged with shooting pilot of ultralight aircraft
DENVER (Reuters) – A hunter in Colorado has been charged with firing a shotgun and wounding the pilot of an ultralight aircraft who was flying over a field where the alleged shooter was stalking doves, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s ex-treasurer avoids prison in embezzlement plea
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The former treasurer of financially troubled Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, received probation on Tuesday after paying restitution for embezzling from three non-profit groups for which he once worked.
