Florida to execute man who killed two female co-workers with hammer
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man convicted of bludgeoning two women to death with a hammer and setting them on fire more than 26 years ago is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Oklahoma teens plead not guilty to murder of Australian athlete
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two Oklahoma teenagers charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Australian baseball player attending a university in the state pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on Thursday, a court clerk said.
U.S. Guantanamo board reviews case of ‘Dirty 30’ bin Laden bodyguard
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – A suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard held at Guantanamo Bay military prison for 12 years on Thursday faced a U.S. national security board weighing whether he should remain in detention there.
Two workers injured in collapse at Boston construction site
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two construction workers were injured on Thursday when a crane being used to build a planned 33-story building in downtown Boston collapsed into the construction site, the city’s fire department said on Twitter.
Public, lawmakers call for NY/NJ Port Authority chair to resign
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) – Lawmakers and members of the public on Wednesday called for the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to resign in the wake of a traffic scandal and an investigation into his law firm’s relationsh…
Ex-Microsoft employee charged with leaking trade secrets to blogger
(Reuters) – A former employee of Microsoft Corp is facing criminal charges after he allegedly passed trade secrets to a blogger in France, U.S. court documents showed.
Toyota’s $1.2 billion settlement may be model for U.S. probe into GM
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will pay a record $1.2 billion to resolve a criminal probe into safety issues, in a deal that could serve as a template for how U.S. authorities approach a similar investigation into General Motors Co.
Longtime Washington power broker Robert Strauss dies at 95
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Strauss, who once headed the Democratic National Committee, served as U.S. trade representative and ambassador to Moscow, and advised presidents from both parties, died in Washington on Wednesday at age 95.
More than 100 people found in Texas human smuggling raid
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Police found more than 100 foreign nationals from Central America and Mexico being warehoused in a rundown Houston-area residence during a raid on Wednesday into a suspected human smuggling operation.
Ban lifted on Arizona jail visits for Arias defense team member
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona sheriff’s officials lifted a ban on Wednesday on jail visits by a key member of Jodi Arias’ defense team over accusations she tried to smuggle one of the convicted murderer’s drawings out of the facility, an administrator sa…
