Arizona reveals drug dosage given in drawn-out execution
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A review ordered by Arizona’s governor into last month’s drawn-out execution of a death row inmate is underway and authorities confirmed on Friday the dosage of the controversial two-drug cocktail the prisoner received for his letha…
Chicago police say homicides fall to lowest level since 1963
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s police superintendent said on Friday the number of homicides had fallen to the lowest level in five decades so far this year as he sought to dispel the notion that America’s third-largest city reigns as the nation’s murder…
Michael Jackson’s Neverland estate being considered for sale
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Late pop singer Michael Jackson’s Neverland estate is being considered for sale, a spokesman for the company controlling the property said on Friday.
Death of New York man a homicide caused by police choke hold -autopsy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of a man during an arrest last month in New York City was caused by a choke hold by a police officer, the chief medical examiner’s office said on Friday, declaring the death a homicide.
Floor of UCLA’s famed Pauley Pavilion to be replaced after water main break
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The wooden floor of UCLA’s famed Pauley Pavilion, which recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation, will be replaced after it was flooded this week when a major water main broke, the school’s athletic director said on …
Google, Facebook pay for shuttles to use San Francisco bus stops
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Commuter shuttles run by Google Inc, Facebook Inc and other Silicon Valley companies began paying on Friday to make stops at San Francisco bus stations after protests blamed them for gentrification.
Google, Facebook pay for shuttles to use San Francisco bus stops
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Commuter shuttles run by Google Inc, Facebook Inc and other Silicon Valley companies began paying on Friday to make stops at San Francisco bus stations after protests blamed them for gentrification.
Florida judge awards $16 million to artist Rauschenberg’s trustees
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge has awarded about $16 million to three trustees of famed contemporary artist Robert Rauschenberg’s trust following years of litigation over the value of their services, the Fort Myers News-Press reported on Friday…
Florida Lionfish ban, nation’s first, goes into effect
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida’s ban on importing invasive lionfish, the first of its kind in the nation, goes into effect on Friday as wildlife managers look for a way to control the spread of the barbed, red-and-white striped fish.
Trappers search for Washington state otter that attacked swimmers
(Reuters) – Wildlife trappers in Washington state searched on Friday for a river otter blamed for a rare attack on humans that sent a boy and his grandmother to the hospital, wildlife experts said.
