Texas plumber harassed after company truck seen in Syrian war photo
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area plumbing company owner has been getting threatening phone calls after one of his former work trucks turned up in a photograph on a Twitter feed that appears to show a militant group fighting in Syria’s civil war.
Experts tell U.S. court that Oklahoma had deeply flawed execution
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma inmate put to death in a flawed April execution may have died in agonizing pain due to a troubled lethal injection mix, a medical expert on Wednesday told a U.S. court that is hearing arguments on whether to halt …
Washington governor unveils carbon cap-and-trade plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday laid out a plan for a carbon cap-and-trade program aimed at fighting global warming and raising $1 billion a year for state schools and public transportation initiatives, but he will…
New York awards three licenses for upstate casinos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state approved three casino developments worth $1.4 billion on Wednesday that promise to add more than 5,000 jobs to the sluggish upstate economy and generate around $300 million in tax revenues for state coffers.
U.S. charges three in Europe with trying to sell arms to Colombian rebels
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men were arrested in Europe this week on U.S. charges that they conspired to sell military-grade weapons for use against Americans in Colombia, federal prosecutors in New York said on Wednesday.
U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War e…
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…
