Execution in Texas comes as U.S. capital punishment drop
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday and Missouri plans to put a man to death early Wednesday for killing a mother and children at a time when the number of executions in the United States is on pace to be the lowest …
Nearly 40,000 oppose Idaho wolf-hunting contest
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – A controversial hunting contest in Idaho that rewards killing the most wolves and other animals on public lands has generated nearly 40,000 comments by those opposed to an event that requires a federal permit, U.S. land manager…
Cyber breaches put 18.5 million Californians’ data at risk in 2013: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Cyber intrusions and other data breaches put the personal records of 18.5 million Californians, nearly half the state’s population, at risk in 2013, a seven-fold increase over the year before, the state attorney general reported…
U.S Supreme Court temporarily halts execution of convicted Missouri killer: court
(Reuters) – The U.S Supreme Court late on Tuesday temporarily halted the execution of a convicted Missouri killer while the court decides whether or not to hear his appeal.
Molten lava from Hawaii volcano crosses onto residential property
PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) – A menacing river of molten lava that bubbled over a road and overran a cemetery on its way towards a village on Hawaii’s Big Island crossed onto a residential property on Tuesday and threatened to consume its first home, offici…
Suspicious cyber activity at White House detected, addressed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suspicious cyber activity has been detected on the computer network used by the White House and measures have been taken to address it, a White House official disclosed on Tuesday.
First trial in college band-hazing death begins in Florida
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Tradition is no excuse for the 2011 fatal hazing of a Florida college marching band member, prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday, as testimony began in a case that triggered a national conversation about abusive rituals.
Obama defends U.S. Ebola guidelines, backs American volunteers in Africa
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the second of two nurses infected while treating an Ebola patient left an Atlanta hospital, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said policies adopted in the United States should not discourage Americans willing to fight …
Fire contained at Kansas plant: local media
(Reuters) – A large fire was contained after it broke out on a cooling tower at a plant in Harper County, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, local television station KWCH reported on its website.
Couple in Sacramento shooting spree charged with murder, carjacking
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A Utah couple accused of a bloody northern California shooting spree that killed two sheriff’s deputies, wounded a third and left a motorist fighting for his life were charged on Tuesday with murder, attempted murder and c…
