Georgia’s sole female death row inmate set to be executed
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The only woman on death row in Georgia is scheduled to be executed on Monday for her husband’s 1997 murder, barring last-minute legal action.
White House task force urges closer scrutiny of police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-commissioned task force recommended independent outside investigations of police use of deadly force on Monday, in a report following the fatal shooting by a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri of an unarmed black teena…
Police come under questioning in case of New York boy missing since 1979
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys for a former grocery store worker accused of the 1979 killing of a New York City boy pressed a police detective on Monday about his interrogation techniques, as they seek to prove the accused man’s confession was coerced….
One dead, four hurt in California restaurant brawl shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One person was shot dead and four others wounded when gunfire erupted during a brawl in a Southern California restaurant on Monday, and two of those hurt were in custody including one subdued by a security guard at the scene, po…
Colorado police find remains of teen girl missing since December
DENVER (Reuters) – The remains of an 18-year-old girl who vanished in western Colorado late last year have been found and the police are treating the teen’s death as suspicious, authorities said.
New York mom convicted of murder in son’s salt-poisoning death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York mother accused of poisoning her son with salt so she could bask in social media attention after documenting his mysterious illness online was convicted on Monday of murder, a prosecutor said.
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for N.C. man charged in Muslims’ killings
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man who police say kept detailed notes on parking at his condominium complex before gunning down three young Muslims in a neighboring unit, according to do…
N.Y. prison guards resign, avoid prison in plea deal over inmate beating
WARSAW, N.Y. (Reuters) – Three guards at Attica prison in western New York pleaded guilty on Monday to official misconduct in a deal that spared them prison terms stemming from the severe beating of an inmate, prosecutors said.
Texas nurse Pham sues Dallas hospital over Ebola infection
DALLAS (Reuters) – The first person infected with Ebola in the United States, nurse Nina Pham, sued a Texas hospital on Monday, saying it did not do enough to prevent her from contracting the deadly virus and invaded her privacy after she was diagnosed…
Ravens cut cornerback Hampton after arrest for drunken driving
(Reuters) – The Baltimore Ravens on Monday cut Victor Hampton after the cornerback was charged over the weekend in North Carolina with drunken driving.
