New York, Missouri patients test negative for Ebola virus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two travelers who returned recently from separate West Africa trips tested negative for Ebola on Thursday at hospitals in New York and Missouri and will stay under observation while awaiting additional confirmation of the results, …
Bill advances to restore death by firing squad in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY Utah (Reuters) – Utah would restore the practice of killing condemned inmates by firing squad under a bill advancing in the state legislature, amid growing nationwide concerns about botched executions using the more common method of leth…
Judge overturns capital sentence of Wyoming’s only death row inmate
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday vacated the death sentence of Wyoming’s only inmate awaiting capital punishment, in a ruling that faulted the murder convict’s trial lawyers for not adequately presenting to jurors evidence of his mental impairme…
Accused Aryan Brotherhood prison gang members indicted in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Fourteen alleged members of a white-supremacist prison gang have been indicted on federal racketeering charges in Mississippi, prosecutors said on Thursday, a week after similar charges against 11 alleged participants in an Oklahoma gang we…
Virginia governor urges policy review after report of campus rape
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Thursday urged a review of policies at the University of Virginia after a Rolling Stone magazine report about an alleged 2012 gang rape at a fraternity.
Obama says his immigration plan is lawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama planned on Thursday to impose the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with outraged Republ…
Two teenagers shot near Miami area high school
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two youths were shot near a Miami-area high school on Thursday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Anchorage city lawmakers to take up ordinance banning legal weed
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Anchorage lawmakers next month will consider banning the commercial sale of marijuana in Alaska’s largest city, which if passed would deal an early blow to a voter-approved law that would establish a statewide seed-to-sale cannabis i…
Early test shows Mali traveler is negative for Ebola at NYC hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Preliminary test results showed a traveler who visited Mali was negative for Ebola on Thursday but the patient will remain at a New York City hospital for further testing, city health officials said.
Alumnus shot dead after wounding three at Florida State University
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Brandishing a semi-automatic handgun and carrying extra ammunition in his pockets, a Florida State University graduate opened fire early on Thursday at his alma mater’s main library, wounding two students and an employee as…
