Missouri execution planned, questions over lethal drugs persist
(Reuters) – Missouri prepared for its first execution of the year on Tuesday amid continued scrutiny of the secrecy surrounding its lethal injection protocols.
Jeb Bush talks education, releases emails as he eyes 2016 bid
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush on Tuesday released emails from his time as Florida governor ahead of a visit to the state capital to raise money and showcase education reforms he started in an effort to burnish his credentials as he …
New York conducts annual homeless count, critics say it’s flawed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of volunteers fanned out across New York before dawn on Tuesday to conduct the city’s yearly homeless survey, trying to count the people who wander the sidewalks all night, sleep in subways for warmth or slip into the sha…
Moon objects found in astronaut Neil Armstrong’s closet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A treasure trove of objects that were supposed to have been left behind after the first moon landing have turned up in the closet of Neil Armstrong, the first man to step onto the lunar surface, the Smithsonian Institution has sa…
Ex-boyfriend goes on trial for murder of Connecticut actress
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The former boyfriend of a Connecticut actress killed in her home in 2006 goes on trial for her murder on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate panel backs Carter for Secretary for Defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted 25-0 on Tuesday to back Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama’s next Secretary of Defense, paving the way for what is expected to be an easy confirmation in the full Senate as soon…
U.S. to establish new cybersecurity agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats, pooling and analyzing information on a spectrum of risks, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
S.C. woman charged with daughter’s 1994 kidnapping to plead guilty
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A woman arrested in Australia in 2013 and accused of kidnapping her infant daughter from South Carolina two decades ago is expected to change her plea to guilty on Tuesday and face sentencing in a U.S. district court, court…
Illinois governor makes union dues voluntary for some state workers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a strike against public employee unions, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday signed an order eliminating union dues for some state employees who do not want to pay to support union activities.
California warns against intentional measles exposures
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California health officials on Monday warned parents against intentionally exposing their children to measles, which could worsen an outbreak in the state.
