Montana homeowner found guilty in slaying of German exchange student
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday found a Montana homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of a German high school exchange student who entered his garage in a case that tested the state’s version of a “castle doctrin…
Execution drug providers to be anonymous under new Ohio measure
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Ohio lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to legislation allowing prison officials to keep confidential the names of pharmacies that prepare drugs used for lethal injections, in a step toward resuming executions in the …
Ohio police use pepper spray on crowd lined up for Air Jordans
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) – Police used pepper spray on Wednesday to disperse an unruly crowd of about 300 people lined up at a mall in Toledo, Ohio for a chance to buy new Air Jordan sneakers.
New Hampshire man charged with raping teen in 10-month kidnap ordeal
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man repeatedly raped a teenage girl, binding her and using a “Taser-like” device to punish her over the 10-month period he held her in a shipping container, state prosecutors charged in court documents on We…
From joy to outrage, Florida’s Cuban-Americans greet new U.S. policy
MIAMI (Reuters) – Some Cuban exiles responded with outrage. Others with ecstasy.
New York bans fracking after health report
ALBANY, NY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state will ban hydraulic fracturing after a long-awaited report concluded that the oil and gas extraction method poses health risks, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration said on Wednesday.
Doubts cast on cause of death for suspect in Pennsylvania killings
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Iraq War veteran accused of killing his ex-wife and five of her family members in Pennsylvania did not die of self-inflicted stab wounds as had been previously reported, according to the county coroner overseeing the autops…
Florida judge grants a landmark same-sex divorce
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A south Florida judge on Wednesday granted what is believed to be the state’s first official same-sex divorce to a woman who entered into a civil union in Vermont, her attorney said.
U.S. aid agency chief Shah to step down in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, said on Wednesday he would step down in February after five years at the helm of the premier U.S. aid agency.
Marquette suspends professor for slamming instructor on gay rights
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee has been suspended after he publicly chastised a teaching assistant on his blog for discouraging a discussion in her classroom regarding gay rights, the school said on Wednesday.
