Support for death penalty hits 50-year low in California
(Reuters) – The majority of California voters still favor the death penalty as a form of punishment but support has dwindled to a 50-year low, according to a Field Poll released on Friday.
Detroit end in sight as deals leave FGIC last major bankruptcy holdout
DETROIT (Reuters) – With key players in Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case locked in marathon mediation sessions, the pressure is on bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., the last major holdout creditor, to settle with the city.
Three dead in Southern California crash in off-road area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three people were killed when their pick-up truck fell about 200 feet down a ravine in an area of Southern California popular with off-road drivers, but despite the steep drop two men survived and one phoned for help, police sai…
Child pornography suspect nabbed from Alabama university blanket photos
(Reuters) – Authorities caught an Alabama man who confessed to making and disseminating child pornography with the help of a key clue, court records show – a University of Alabama blanket visible in illicit photos discovered by Danish police.
Teenage killer who escaped Ohio prison captured yards away
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A teenager serving a life sentence in the shooting deaths of three Cleveland-area high school students in 2012 was caught about 100 yards from the Ohio prison fence he had scaled to escape just hours earlier, officials said on Fri…
Zimmerman accused of threatening driver in Florida road dispute
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – George Zimmerman was accused of threatening to kill a man during a roadside dispute this week, prompting an investigation by Florida police, his latest brush with law enforcement since his acquittal in the shooting death of an …
Hawks general manager takes leave of absence after making racial comments
(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry, under fire for making racially charged remarks, has taken an indefinite leave of absence, the NBA team said on Friday.
Wildfires char more than 100,000 acres in Northern California
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – A Northern California wildfire started by a lightning strike a month ago has burned more than 108,000 acres in the drought-stricken state, officials said on Friday.
California mountain lion shot dead confirmed as cat that attacked boy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mountain lion that was shot out of a tree by California wildlife officers has been confirmed by DNA testing to be the same cat that attacked a 6-year-old boy earlier this week, state officials said on Friday.
Pennsylvania governor stays execution of killer, citing shortage of lethal drugs
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s governor granted a reprieve to a condemned murderer on death row on Friday because the state did not have the drugs needed to put him to death.
