Supreme Court allows Oklahoma to proceed with execution
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Oklahoma to proceed with an execution planned for Thursday, which would be the state’s first since a flawed lethal injection in April 2014 led to widespread criticism.
Utah attorney general in secret rescue of Colombia child sex slaves
(Reuters) – Utah’s attorney general says he posed as a bodyguard and translator during a secret mission coordinated with authorities in Colombia to rescue more than 55 child sex slaves from a gang on an island off the country’s Caribbean coast.
Prominent Mormon activist in Utah says faces possible excommunication
(Reuters) – A prominent Mormon activist who has gone against the church by supporting same-sex marriage and questioning church doctrine said on Thursday he had been summoned to appear before a council where he could face excommunication.
Air Force moves to ease stress on overworked U.S. drone pilots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s insatiable demand for intelligence collected by drone aircraft is putting a huge stress on operators who fly them 14 hours a day, Air Force officials said on Thursday as they unveiled bonus pay and other steps…
Obama measures on Cuba trade, travel poke new holes in embargo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sweeping new rules on Thursday that will significantly ease sanctions on Cuba, opening up the communist-ruled island to expanded U.S. travel, trade and financial activities.
Woman facing deportation wins reprieve after months in Philadelphia church
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An illegal immigrant who has taken sanctuary in a Philadelphia church since November to avoid deportation has won a two-year reprieve, U.S. immigration authorities said on Thursday.
Icy roads blamed in deadly Texas prison bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Icy roads were to blame for a crash that killed 10 people when a prison bus slid off a Texas highway overpass and slammed into a moving freight train, officials said on Thursday.
Wisconsin suspect nabbed when prosthetic leg gets stuck in fence
(Reuters) – A suspect in western Wisconsin led police on a high-speed car chase on slick rural highways only to be caught after his prosthetic leg got stuck in a fence when he fled his vehicle, court documents showed on Thursday.
Critique of Harvard by SEC’s Gallagher sparks rare academic spat
BOSTON (Reuters) – High-profile professors and securities lawyers traded jabs Thursday on the merits of a Harvard University legal project, a scholarly slugfest playing out in the normally staid academic sector tracking corporate governance.
Workers at New York’s giant produce market could strike over weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York restaurants and grocers scrambled on Thursday to make alternative plans for supplies of fresh food ahead of a possible weekend strike at the city’s largest wholesale produce market.
