Federal judge halts executions in Ohio to mid-August
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge has ordered a halt on executions in Ohio until the middle of August, giving attorneys for condemned inmates time to prepare legal challenges to the state’s plan to increase the dosages of drugs used when administering l…
Obama calls report on veteran care delays ‘extremely troubling’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama found a report confirming a coverup of long wait times at veterans’ care facilities “extremely troubling,” the White House said on Wednesday, noting the Veterans Affairs department must take immediate steps…
Florida court overturns murder conviction of former FBI agent
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida appeals court on Wednesday overturned the 2008 murder conviction of John Connolly, a former FBI agent linked to mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger.
Police arrest 26 in raid on suspected Florida dog-fighting ring
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Police arrested 26 people and rescued 28 dogs on Tuesday night in a raid on what they believe to be a dog-fighting ring operating throughout central Florida.
New Jersey man sentenced to life for daughter’s car-seat drowning
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced to life without parole on Wednesday for killing his toddler daughter by tossing her into an icy creek while she was strapped into a weighted-down car seat, prosecutors said.
U.S. MERS patient did not infect Illinois resident: CDC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday walked back their earlier conclusion that a healthcare worker who traveled from Saudi Arabia to Indiana and was diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS) had infected an acquaintance upo…
New York City officials weigh lifting ban on pet ferrets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City health officials are considering a repeal of the city’s ban on keeping ferrets as pets, officials said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Deadly pig virus re-infects U.S. farm, fuels supply fears
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Indiana farm has become the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second outbreak of a deadly pig virus, fueling concerns that a disease that has wiped out 10 percent of the U.S. hog population will be harder to contain than pr…
Accused Stradivarius violin thief pleads guilty in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – One of two Milwaukee men accused of stealing a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert violinist after incapacitating him with a stun gun pleaded guilty to felony robbery on Wednesday, authorities said.
Connecticut man killed wife, kept body in home, prosecutors say
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man who has been charged with killing his ailing wife during a drunken fight kept her body in their suburban home outside Hartford for two days, prosecutors said.
