Arkansas attorney general asks governor to set execution dates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas’ 10-year hiatus in capital punishment moved nearer to its end on Tuesday when state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge formally asked Governor Asa Hutchinson to set execution dates for eight inmates who have exhaust…
New Jersey daycare ex-workers charged over child ‘Fight Club’ videos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former employees at a New Jersey daycare center are accused of encouraging fights among young children, calling it a “fight club” and recording the clashes on video, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Tennessee man, 76, charged with killing wife over church tithe money
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A 76-year-old Tennessee man was charged with first-degree murder after fatally shooting his wife because he thought she had stolen and hidden money he planned to tithe to his church, law enforcement officials said on Tuesda…
White supremacist should die for three Kansas murders, prosecutor argues
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A prosecutor urged a jury on Tuesday to give a Missouri white supremacist he called a “remorseless killer” a death sentence for murdering three people, including a boy, he thought were Jewish outside two Jewish centers in Kansa…
Obama pushes for more U.S. ice-breaking might in Arctic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic and the United States has fallen far behi…
Los Angeles named U.S. bid candidate for 2024 Olympic Games
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles was selected on Tuesday as the American candidate city that will bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics after Boston pulled out of the race in July, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.
One juvenile dead, five arrested after New Jersey carjacking, chase
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A juvenile suspected of helping carjack a Jaguar sedan was struck and killed by a police vehicle and five other suspects were under arrest following a car chase and standoff in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, officials said.
FBI agents raid Palm Springs city hall, employees sent home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – FBI agents and a local public corruption task force raided Palm Springs City Hall armed with search warrants on Tuesday, sending home employees and closing the offices for the day, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Texas county to buy more body cameras after deputies shown shooting suspect
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – County commissioners in the San Antonio area on Tuesday approved funds for additional body cameras for sheriff’s deputies, a move that comes hours after the release of a video showing two deputies appearing to fatally shoot a ma…
Connecticut couple pleads not guilty in July 4 killing
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and other charges in the killing of a West Haven man who was shot and blown up with a pipe bomb on July 4.
