Detroit-area man sentenced to life in prison in murder-for-hire
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit judge on Thursday sentenced a suburban businessman to life in prison without parole for hiring his handyman to kill his wife.
Detroit-area man sentenced to life in prison in murder-for-hire
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit judge on Thursday sentenced a suburban businessman to life in prison without parole for hiring his handyman to kill his wife.
U.S. report finds no substitute to gathering bulk intel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No existing technology can fully replace collecting data in bulk to obtain electronic intelligence, but some methods could be developed to improve how information is gathered and used, the U.S. National Research Council said in a…
Protests against police violence close Boston highway
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts State Police on Thursday arrested 29 people who stopped traffic on two sections of a major highway into Boston during the morning rush hour to protest the recent killings by U.S. police of unarmed black men.
Lawsuit planned in deadly Washington subway smoke incident
WASHINGTON – Washington’s subway system will be sued over an accident this week that filled a train and station with smoke, killing a woman and sending 84 to hospitals, a lawyer said on Thursday.
Oklahoma and Florida plan to execute convicted murderers
(Reuters) – Oklahoma plans on Thursday to conduct its first execution since a faulty lethal injection last April led to an overhaul of its death chamber protocols and prompted President Barack Obama to seek a re-examination of capital punishment in the…
‘Thumbs up’ robber recognizes clerk, gives Colorado store a pass
DENVER (Reuters) – Police in Colorado are hunting a hooded man who was about to rob a convenience store but stopped after recognizing the clerk and then gave the startled employee a cheery thumbs-up.
‘Thumbs up’ robber recognizes clerk, gives Colorado store a pass
DENVER (Reuters) – Police in Colorado are hunting a hooded man who was about to rob a convenience store but stopped after recognizing the clerk and then gave the startled employee a cheery thumbs-up.
Michigan must recognize legal marriages of 300 same-sex couples
(Reuters) – Michigan must recognize the legal marriages of about 300 same-sex couples who were wed in the state in a one-day period last year after a federal court struck down a ban on gay marriage and before the decision was put on hold by a U.S. appe…
Man dies in jump off Michigan TV tower after chute fails
(Reuters) – A Michigan man plunged to his death off a television tower when his parachute failed to open during what is known as a BASE jump, authorities said on Thursday.
