Justice Department said ready to clear Ferguson officer: N.Y. Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is about to close the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, and clear the white police officer involved of any civil rights charges, The New York Tim…
U.S. refinery workers, oil firms start talks for new contract
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Union and oil company negotiators began talks on Wednesday for a new nationwide contract covering hourly workers at 63 U.S. refineries that account for 64 percent of national refining capacity, according to a union spokeswoman.
California lawmakers introduce Oregon-style assisted suicide bill
(Reuters) – California lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to legalize assisted suicide in the most populous U.S. state, an effort tearfully welcomed by a woman whose daughter moved to Oregon last year to avail herself of a death-with-dignity law …
Accelerant found in ruins of massive Los Angeles construction fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Investigators probing an arson fire that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in Los Angeles have found accelerant in the ruins, and are still trying to identify suspects more than a month after the massive …
Leaky breast implants delay bigamy trial in divorce of Florida congressman
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Congressman Alan Grayson’s divorce saga took another twist this week when his wife requested a court delay to seek emergency medical attention for leaky breast implants, according to court records.
Texas executes man for 1993 triple murder in San Antonio home
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed a 41-year-old man convicted of stabbing three people to death with a screwdriver, including his great-uncle and great-aunt, in a San Antonio home robbery in 1993, a prison officials said.
Justice Department said ready to clear Ferguson officer: N.Y. Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is about to close the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, and clear the white police officer involved of any civil rights charges, The New York Tim…
Las Vegas strip killings suspect sentenced for bribing prison guard
(Reuters) – A Nevada man serving time for rape and awaiting trial in a deadly shooting and fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip was sentenced on Wednesday to as much as five additional years behind bars for a prison bribery scheme, officials said.
Wreckage from crashed U.S. plane, two bodies found off Jamaica
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Authorities have found wreckage from a private aircraft and the remains of two Americans three months after the plane triggered security alerts as it veered far off its course to Florida before crashing off Jamaica, officials said …
After defiant speech, Obama plugs tech jobs in Republican heartland
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) – A day after delivering a defiant State of the Union speech to the Republican-led U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama headed to the conservative heartland on Wednesday to promote his plans for bolstering the middle class.
