Tennessee bill to bring back electric chair headed to governor
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Tennessee’s electric chair, last used in 2007, would become a state option for executions under a bill approved on Thursday by lawmakers looking for alternatives if drugs for lethal injections become unavailable.
Radical cleric promoted jihad from London mosque, U.S. jury told
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From his perch as a prominent imam at a north London mosque, Abu Hamza al-Masri sent devoted followers around the world – from Oregon to Afghanistan – to pursue violent jihad against non-believers, a federal prosecutor told jurors …
California sees Obamacare surge as open enrollment ends for 2014
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thanks to a final April surge, California’s Obamacare marketplace enrolled a total of 1.4 million people in private health insurance plans, state officials announced on Thursday, beating a federal forecast by just over 800,000 enro…
U.S., plaintiffs reach settlement on Iran-linked New York skyscraper
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government has agreed to distribute proceeds from the sale of a Manhattan skyscraper linked to Iran to families who were affected by attacks aided by the Islamic republic, according to a court document filed Thursday.
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….
