New Hampshire lawmakers fail to pass death penalty repeal
BOSTON (Reuters) – New Hampshire’s Senate failed to repeal the death penalty on Thursday, in a vote that capped weeks of emotional debate while focusing attention on the state’s lone death row inmate.
U.S. justices decline case of photo company, gay couple
(This April 7 story was corrected to remove reference to “gay marriage” and replace with “gay couple” in the headline)
California city evacuation lifted after military ordnance found
(Reuters) – An evacuation order was lifted in a California city on Thursday after a piece of potentially explosive “military ordnance” reported in its business district was rendered safe, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said.
Obama budget plan would boost U.S. tax revenues, cut deficits: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget request would boost U.S. tax revenues by nearly $1.4 trillion over 10 years if fully enacted, slashing deficits by $1.05 trillion while funding new spending, the Congressional Budget Of…
Signs of healing in Texas town a year after deadly plant blast
WEST, Texas (Reuters) – Still healing from multiple broken bones after the force of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant lifted him out of his boots a year ago, one first responder has begun to address the anguish of losing his team members.
Collision of two fire trucks leaves 15 hurt near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least 15 people were injured on Wednesday, one critically, when two fire trucks collided on their way to a house blaze near Los Angeles, sending one of the vehicles careening into a restaurant, the City News Service reported….
A year after marathon bombs, Boston hospitals apply lessons learned
BOSTON (Reuters) – The homemade bombs that ripped through the crowd at the finish line of last year’s Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring 264, showcased the city’s medical talent but also taught valuable lessons in responding to a mass d…
U.S. court deportations fall 43 percent over five years: report
(Reuters) – Deportations through U.S. immigration courts have fallen 43 percent in the past five years as the federal government brought fewer cases before those courts, according to Justice Department data analyzed by the New York Times on Wednesday.
Police say Utah mom gave birth at home before killing infants
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah mother accused of slaying six of her own infant children over the course of a decade secretly gave birth to each of the babies without medical assistance at home and then immediately killed them, police said on Wednesd…
Texas executes man convicted of 2001 triple murder
(Reuters) – Texas executed by lethal injection on Wednesday a man who was convicted of stabbing his girlfriend, her child and her mother to death after a cocaine binge in 2001.
