Arizona will execute killer after court rejects last-minute appeal
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona’s Supreme Court cleared the way on Wednesday for a convicted double-murderer to be put to death, lifting a hold after reviewing a last-minute appeal that involved questions about the lethal drug cocktail to be used in the ex…
Six indicted in New York for involvement in StubHub cyber fraud
New York (Reuters) – Six people were indicted in New York for involvement in a global cybercrime ring that took over more than 1,000 accounts of eBay Inc’s StubHub online ticket reselling service, according to a statement released by the office of Manh…
U.S. boosts Iraq surveillance flights to 50 daily from one monthly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has boosted the number of surveillance flights over Iraq to nearly 50 a day from one a month as it faces Sunni Islamist militants who control swaths of Iraqi territory, a top State Department official said on We…
U.S. moves to enhance safety of oil-by-rail shipments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed new safety rules for hauling crude oil by rail after a string of explosive accidents, in a move that could impact railroads, drillers, refiners and railcar makers amid an …
Former Nazi guard dies in Pennsylvania just before extradition approved
(Reuters) – A former Nazi concentration camp guard died hours before a judge on Wednesday ordered his extradition to Germany, where he faced charges of aiding and abetting the deaths of 216,000 Jews.
N.J. man guilty of murdering ‘messy’ ex-wife found wearing pig mask
MORRISTOWN N.J. (Reuters) – A jury convicted a New Jersey man on Wednesday of murdering his ex-wife, who he called a messy housekeeper and whose body was found stabbed 84 times and wearing a pig mask.
Opening statements begin for Michigan man accused in teenager’s death
(Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner’s shooting of a black teenager who had been knocking on his door was “unnecessary, unjustified and unreasonable,” a prosecutor told jurors at the start of the homeowner’s murder trial on Wednesday.
Arkansas air base on lockdown due to ‘suspicious individual’
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – The Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas was on lockdown on Wednesday due to a suspicious individual, a spokeswoman for the base said.
More U.S. teens’ report using human growth hormone, group says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. teenagers’ reported use of synthetic human growth hormone more than doubled between 2012 to 2013 as they sought to improve athletic performance and appearance, a survey by anti-drug advocates found.
Massachusetts teenager charged in October killing in court on assault charge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts teenager accused of raping and murdering a teacher at his former high school appeared in a Boston court on Wednesday to face charges of stalking and attacking a female staffer at the detention center where he is await…
