Georgia inmate could be first to die since botched Oklahoma execution
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia inmate is scheduled to die by injection on Tuesday in what would be the first in the United States since a botched execution in Oklahoma in April ignited renewed debate and scrutiny of the death penalty.
Arizona attorney general asks judge to disband police in border towns
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Arizona’s attorney general has asked a federal judge to disband the police department for twin Utah-Arizona border towns that are dominated by the polygamous church of jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs, according to court papers.
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…
FBI, police arrest 50 in crackdown on Los Angeles gang
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – FBI agents and police targeting a Los Angeles street gang made 50 arrests on Tuesday, as prosecutors filed an indictment accusing the gang’s members of committing murders, robberies and drug crimes over a span of more than two d…
Oklahoma teen to testify for state in case of slain Australian
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Oklahoma filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss a first-degree murder charge against an Oklahoma teenager who has agreed to testify for the state against two of his friends accused of fatally shooting an Australia…
Florida inmates accused in foiled shoot-and-sue scheme
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Authorities in Florida charged two prison inmates on Tuesday with shooting themselves with a smuggled pistol in a foiled scheme to sue the state for their injuries in hopes of reducing their sentences.
Ex-Blackwater guards face jury over 2007 Baghdad shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former security guards for Blackwater Worldwide shot first at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007 and justified their actions later, federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday as the government began presenting its case over a shoot…
Oregon takes steps toward lawsuit over defunct health exchange website
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon is taking the next step toward a possible lawsuit against the company that developed the embattled Cover Oregon website as part of the implementation of the federal healthcare program known as Obamacare, state officials…
Chicago bomb plot defendant denied secret files by appeals court
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal appeals court has overruled a landmark lower court decision that allowed lawyers for a man accused of plotting to bomb a Chicago bar to see documents classified under a major U.S. spying law.
First black, openly gay man confirmed as U.S. federal judge
MIAMI (Reuters) – The United States’ first black, openly gay male judge was appointed to the federal bench on Tuesday in a unanimous confirmation decision by the U.S. Senate.
