U.S. top court rules for Florida death row inmate over IQ test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a death sentence for a Florida man in a decision that found the state’s method for assessing whether defendants are mentally disabled was unconstitutional.
U.S. court rules for Secret Service agents in protest case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that two U.S. Secret Service agents cannot be sued for allegedly treating protesters gathered in support of former President George W. Bush more favorably than protesters critical of him.
Tornado injures nine, one critically, in North Dakota
(Reuters) – Nine people were injured, one critically, when a tornado tore through a trailer park in a northwestern North Dakota county that is part of the state’s oil boom, an official said.
Son of ex-Red Sox player pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend
BOSTON (Reuters) – The son of a former Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty on Tuesday to murdering his girlfriend in their apartment outside Boston last August.
Smoke bomb on New York school bus sends students to hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dozen elementary school students in New York City were hospitalized briefly on Tuesday after a smoke bomb was set off on a school bus, police said.
Angry mothers meet EPA over concerns with Roundup herbicide
(Reuters) – Questions about Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, are on the agenda at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday when regulators meet with a group of mothers, scientists, environmentalists and others who say they are worri…
U.S. justices reject accused shooter’s appeal over reporter sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal by a man facing trial for a high-profile mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater in 2012 over his lawyers’ attempt to force a Fox News reporter to testify.
Three shot dead at South Carolina oceanfront hotel
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and a fourth wounded in a shooting at a oceanfront hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. Southeast, police said on Sunday.
Top CIA officer in Afghanistan mistakenly named by White House: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House inadvertently included the name of the top CIA official in Afghanistan on a list of participants in a military briefing with President Barack Obama that was distributed to reporters on Sunday, the Washington Post …
Alaska wildfire burns 250 square miles, 1,000 buildings evacuated
(Reuters) – A spreading Alaskan wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 1,000 buildings but firefighters have gained ground by containing about 30 percent of the wind-driven blaze, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said on Monday.
