Top Connecticut court hears death penalty appeal
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Connecticut drug lord sentenced to die for ordering the 1999 murders of a mother and her 8-year-old appealed to the state Supreme Court on Thursday to sentence him instead to life in prison in light of the sta…
Judge orders former New Hampshire cop in hit-and-run back to jail
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A former New Hampshire police officer released from prison in June after serving only 72 days of a year-long sentence for a felony hit-and-run conviction was ordered back to jail on Thursday.
California ends fiscal year with cash for first time in seven years
(Reuters) – California has ended its fiscal year with cash left over in its general fund for the first time since 2007.
Draft notices sent to 14,000 dead men in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Jane Huey was surprised, to say the least, when a letter arrived at her Kingston, Pennsylvania, home urging Bert Huey to register to be drafted into the U.S. military.
Taliban post picture of commander with smiling U.S. captive
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, appeared smiling alongside an alleged Haqqani commander in a photo posted on a Twitter account purporting to be from the Afghan Taliban.
Man hoping to be executed must get appeal, Florida court rules
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court told public defenders Thursday they may not withdraw from the appeal of a death row inmate who strangled a cellmate in hopes of being executed.
Louisiana guard fired after arrest on suspicion of raping inmate
(Reuters) – A male corrections officer in northwestern Louisiana was fired this week after his arrest on suspicion of forcibly raping a female inmate, authorities said Thursday.
Teenager charged with killing soldier at Tennessee armory
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A teenager has been arrested and charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of a Tennessee National Guard soldier at an armory southwest of Nashville, authorities said on Thursday.
Pennsylvania mom drowns trying to save son in Lake Erie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A family vacation turned into tragedy when a mother drowned while trying to rescue her son and his friend in the choppy waters of Lake Erie in western New York, police said.
Denver County to issue marriage licenses to gay couples: spokesman
DENVER (Reuters) – The Denver County Clerk will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a spokesman said on Thursday, hours after a Colorado judge backed another county clerk who has issued more than 100 of the permits.
