Georgia inmate put to death, first since Oklahoma’s botched execution
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A man convicted of the 1989 rape and strangulation of a teenage girl in Georgia was executed on Tuesday, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April renewed a national debate over c…
Missouri inmate loses 11th-hour bid for stay of execution
(Reuters) – A man sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of two friends of his ex-girlfriend lost his bid for an 11th-hour reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court, clearing the way for the state to carry out his execution by lethal injection early on Wedn…
New ridesharing legislation advances in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Bills that would make it more complicated and expensive for ridesharing companies to do business in California passed a state Senate committee on Tuesday, although stripped of one particularly onerous provision.
Supreme Court refuses to stay execution of Georgia inmate
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court denied on Tuesday an 11th-hour request to block the execution of a Georgia inmate who was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday night in what would be the nation’s first execution since a botched lethal injecti…
U.S. Air Force installation in Los Angeles placed on lockdown
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force installation in Los Angeles was placed under a security lockdown on Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said, as police said they were investigating a report of a possible suspicious person at the base.
U.S. appeals court lifts stay of Missouri execution set for Wednesday
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday overturned a stay of execution for a Missouri murderer, clearing the way for the state to proceed with plans to lethally inject the inmate on Wednesday.
Lawmakers push bill to end sex bias in medical studies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Biomedical research backed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health must use both male and female lab animals, tissues and cells under a bill introduced in Congress on Tuesday aimed at stamping out a bias toward males in studies…
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…
