Executions across the South mark first since Oklahoma bungle
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – A man convicted of killing his wife and her 5-year-old son nearly 30 years ago is set to die by injection in Florida on Wednesday evening, the third person to face execution in 24 hours in separate cases across the South.
Sainthood closer for U.S. Archbishop Sheen, an early televangelist
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen, one of the world’s first televangelists, has moved closer to sainthood after a team of theologians agreed a reported miracle should be attributed to his intercession, church officials said on W…
NYC firefighters will respond to all gas leak reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s fire department will now respond to all reports of leaking gas, according to a report released by the city on Wednesday, a move that comes three months after a gas explosion leveled two buildings in Harlem and kille…
Parents of Texas quintuplets say two babies released from hospital
TEXARKANA Texas (Reuters) – Baby by baby, week by week, the parents of 3-month-old quintuplets are bringing their children out of a Dallas hospital, preparing for the day when the whole family will be home 160 miles away.
U.S. lawyers for Blackwater guards say 2007 Baghdad shooting was self defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Blackwater security guards faced gunfire from multiple directions and acted in self defense when they shot into a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007, their lawyers told a jury on Wednesday in a case over the killing of 14 unarmed peo…
U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it had captured a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador and ignited a political fire…
Missouri gun owner wins apology from police in dispute over video
(Reuters) – A Missouri man who ran into trouble with police when shooting his gun on his family’s property and then was ordered to take a video of the incident off the Internet has won an apology from the local police chief and settled his lawsuit agai…
Mother who documented son’s illness charged with his murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A single mother in New York state who documented the medical struggles of her 5-year-old son on social media has been charged with murdering him by putting a toxic dose of sodium in his feeding tube.
U.S. says cable, fiber Internet speeds mostly as hyped; DSL lags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. cable and fiber Internet providers generally deliver the download speeds they advertise, though not consistently, while DSL connections increasingly fail to meet promised speeds, the Federal Communications Commission said on…
Holdout creditors in Detroit bankruptcy question secret order
(Reuters) – A group of holdout creditors is asking the federal judge overseeing Detroit historic bankruptcy case to unseal an unusual secret mediation order made last week so that they can understand the terms of mediation.
