Jury says at impasse in assault trial of Los Angeles police officer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles jury said on Wednesday it had reached an impasse in the trial of a white police officer charged with assaulting a black woman who died shortly after saying she could not breathe, but the judge asked it to keep deli…
After three decades on death row, Texas inmate Bower executed
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed Lester Bower, one of the longest-serving inmates on the state’s death row who had said he was wrongly convicted of killing four men in 1983 and had spent three decades trying to halt his capital pun…
After three decades on death row, Texas inmate Bower executed
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed Lester Bower, one of the longest-serving inmates on the state’s death row who had said he was wrongly convicted of killing four men in 1983 and had spent three decades trying to halt his capital pun…
Idaho college no longer requires warning for contentious protests
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Boise State University has revised its policies for campus protests to end a lawsuit alleging it violated free-speech rights by requiring an anti-abortion group to post warning signs about graphic pictures, a lawyer in the cas…
Pennsylvania Senate panel clears transgender doctor’s nomination
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A transgender woman named by the governor to serve as Pennsylvania’s physician general was endorsed by a state legislative committee on Wednesday, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote on her nomination next week.
Seattle-area man charged in grandmother’s 2006 slaying
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 22-year-old man, previously arrested and charged with murdering his grandmother when he was 13 but deemed unfit for trial, was charged again this week by Seattle-area prosecutors who said he poses an “extreme danger to his communi…
Native Americans seek Oklahoma return of remains of sports legend Thorpe
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Native American in Oklahoma started a campaign on Wednesday for the return of the body of sports legend Jim Thorpe, whose remains are buried in a Pennsylvania hamlet named for the famed American Indian athlete and Olympic cham…
Judge in Colorado cinema murder trial rejects defense request for mistrial
CENTENNIAL, Colo., (Reuters) – The judge presiding over the murder trial of Colorado theater gunman James Holmes denied a motion by defense lawyers for a mistrial on Wednesday over videos shown to jurors of a psychiatrist’s interviews with the admitted shooter.
United Airlines apologizes to Muslim chaplain for soda incident
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines apologized on Wednesday to a Muslim chaplain who said she was denied an unopened can of soda on an affiliated U.S. domestic flight by an attendant who said it could be used as a weapon.
Pentagon says 51 labs in 17 U.S. states, three nations got live anthrax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military base in Utah sent live anthrax samples to 51 labs in 17 states, Washington, D.C. and three foreign nations, more than previously disclosed, and the number may rise, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
