Helicopter crashes on New Mexico hospital roof, pilot hurt
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A medivac helicopter crashed moments after takeoff from the roof of a New Mexico hospital on Wednesday, injuring the pilot, said hospital spokesman Billy Sparks.
Militant Islamic cleric faces U.S. trial on terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will aim for a second high-profile terrorism conviction in weeks when a one-eyed, handless Islamic cleric known for fiery speeches goes on trial on Monday on charges that he provided support for al Qaeda in Afghani…
Rescued sailboat family returns safely to California aboard Navy ship
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after their infant daughter became seriously ill at sea returned safely to San Diego on Wednesday aboard a U.S. warship that picked them up in the Pacific over the weekend, a Navy spoke…
Detroit deal with insurers could set stage for more compromises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Detroit on Wednesday struck a deal with a core group of creditors that dramatically cuts the losses they would suffer in the city’s landmark bankruptcy case, a breakthrough that could pave the way for settlements with other holdo…
Tennessee Senate advances bill to bring back electric chair
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Tennessee’s electric chair would be pressed back into service for executions if the state cannot obtain drugs needed to carry out lethal injections under a bill advanced Wednesday by state lawmakers.
Arizona bill passes allowing abortion clinic snap inspections
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona lawmakers gave final passage on Wednesday to a bill that would allow state health authorities to conduct surprise inspections of abortion clinics without first obtaining a warrant, handing another legislative victory to abor…
Texas executes Mexican national for murder and rape
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed by lethal injection on Wednesday a Mexican citizen who was convicted of bludgeoning a man to death and repeatedly raping the man’s wife.
Detroit’s emergency manager rebuffs new art sale proposal
(Reuters) – Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr showed little enthusiasm on Wednesday for a new proposal from a bond insurer to sell or securitize the insolvent city’s world-class art collection.
Death toll rises to 36 in Washington state mudslide
(Reuters) – The death toll in a mudslide that buried much of a rural Washington state community last month rose to 36 on Wednesday after medical examiners extricated one more body from the rubble.
One child dead in hit-and-run crash at Orlando, Florida day care
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – One child died and a dozen people were injured in a hit-and-run crash at an Orlando-area day care center on Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports citing hospital officials.
