U.S. court denies bid to reconsider stay of Arizona execution
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Arizona to remove a block that stops the state executing a double murderer until he is provided with more information about the drugs to be used to put him to death.
New York City settles inmate death lawsuit for $2.75 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a jail inmate who claimed guards beat him to death.
Jury selection starts for Michigan man accused of killing black teen
(Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday for a white suburban Detroit homeowner charged with killing a black teenager with a shotgun blast to the face after she knocked on his door seeking help early one November morning.
Prisoner scales fence to escape Oregon jail
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A man awaiting trial for theft managed to escape an Oregon jail after he was let outside as part of a work crew, fled across the jail parking lot and jumped a fence in the latest in a string of Oregon prisoner escapes, authori…
Bail set as elderly former Nazi guard falls ill in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A former Nazi concentration camp guard awaiting extradition to Germany was granted bail on Monday, set at $100,000, after his serious medical condition worsened while in jail, according to court documents.
At least four dead in truck-car crash south of Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – At least four people were dead and three more were airlifted to hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash on I-55, a major truck route between St. Louis and Chicago, Illinois State Police said on Monday.
Two men charged with strangling elderly Philadelphia couple
(Reuters) – Two men have been charged with strangling to death an elderly couple at their Philadelphia home after being hired to do work around the house, police said on Monday.
Donated skulls in Washington state lead to more human remains
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Authorities in Washington state were looking for a person who donated three human skulls to a thrift store last month, and said on Monday their pleas for information had instead prompted the handover of yet more human remains.
Israel blocks subpoena in terrorism case over Florida teen’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Israel persuaded a U.S. judge not to require a key witness to testify in a case where Bank of China Ltd is accused of supporting terrorism by Palestinian militants, including the 2006 death of an American teenager in a suicide bomb…
Colombia growers see Miami cafe helping revive Juan Valdez brand
MIAMI (Reuters) – Colombian coffee growers, long represented by a fictional farmer named Juan Valdez with a mustache and wide-brimmed hat, opened a namesake coffee shop in downtown Miami on Monday, hoping to re-establish the brand in the high-end U.S. …
