Campaign to break California into six states submits signatures
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The billionaire backer of a long-shot effort to break California into six separate states submitted signatures to state officials on Tuesday aimed at putting his proposal before voters in 2016.
U.S. judge stays execution of convicted triple murderer in Missouri
(Reuters) – A United States judge has halted the execution of a former methamphetamine dealer who was convicted of murdering three people with ties to the drug trade who he feared would inform on him to police.
Tocco, believed to be longest-serving U.S. mob boss, dies in Detroit
(Reuters) – Jack Tocco, believed to be the longest-serving mob boss in the United States and the last living person with first-hand knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the death of Jimmy Hoffa, has died aged 87.
Sugar rush at ethanol plant fuels fight with Nebraska corn farmers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An ethanol plant in Nebraska corn country is pumping out fuel made from sugar beets, and corn farmers are suing to stop it – a small-town dispute that offers an unusual take on the debate over the market-distorting impact of sugar a…
Pennsylvania lawmaker portraits to include criminal history
(Reuters) – Visitors to the portrait gallery at the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg will see more than simple images of the state’s past lawmakers – new plaques unveiled on Tuesday include a listing of any well-known criminal history as well.
Convicted Missouri killer faces execution after stay lifted
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to stay the execution of a convicted triple murderer who says he suffers from mental incapacity, ruling within hours after an appeals court lifted a stay granted by a federal judge.
U.S. House panel to probe if there was cover-up in CDC lab mishap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A congressional panel probing the mishandling of dangerous pathogens at federal laboratories will try to determine if U.S. officials sought to cover up an incident involving deadly avian flu, its Republican chairman said on Tuesd…
U.S. says deportation of Honduran children a warning to illegal migrants
WASHINGTON/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that Central Americans trying to cross the U.S. border should know “they will not be welcome to this country,” a day after the United States deported a planeload of women and children t…
Ex-Minnesota governor was rolling on ground: Navy SEAL
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL told a court on Tuesday he saw former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on his back outside a bar in 2006, although he did not see if he had been struck by a former Navy SEAL accused of fabricating an altercation w…
U.S. to intervene in Wisconsin, Ohio voter restriction cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice plans to intervene in court challenges to laws that restrict voting in Wisconsin and Ohio, Attorney General Eric Holder said in remarks released on Tuesday.
