Missouri mayor quits after anti-Semitic remarks tied to Kansas killings
(Reuters) – The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town resigned on Tuesday in the wake of community anger over anti-Semitic comments he made in reference to recent killings at two Jewish community facilities in Kansas.
‘Ice Road Truckers’ star kidnapped, beat Las Vegas prostitute: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former star of the History Channel reality TV show “IRT: Deadliest Roads” is due in court in Las Vegas next month to face first degree kidnapping, extortion and coercion charges, a spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorn…
Missouri plans execution after Oklahoma stay over drug secrecy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Missouri death row inmate on Tuesday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt his execution over concerns about the state’s secret lethal injection drugs, a day after an Oklahoma court st…
Planned powdered alcohol product hits snag with U.S. regulators
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The planned release of a just-add-water alcoholic beverage mix called “Palcohol” hit a snag this week when the U.S. regulatory body in charge of approving its sale blocked it over a labeling issue, the company behind the product sa…
Friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber seeks trial venue change
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Tuesday asked a judge to move his trial on charges of interfering with the investigation, arguing that pretrial publicity has made it impossible for him to get a fair hearing in Massa…
Deadly Texas fertilizer warehouse blast preventable: U.S
DALLAS (Reuters) – A deadly 2013 fertilizer warehouse explosion in Texas that claimed at least 14 lives could have been prevented, U.S. safety investigators said on Tuesday.
‘Main Line’ drug ring in Pennsylvania nets two prep school grads
(Reuters) – Two graduates of an exclusive Pennsylvania prep school were charged with operating an extensive drug ring that dealt cocaine and marijuana to students at high schools and colleges in an affluent part of Philadelphia, authorities said on Tue…
Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on ‘false’ campaign speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum voiced doubts on Tuesday about a state law that prohibits false statements during a political campaign.
IRS’s summons power faces test in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service will go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the way it enforces its power to issue legal summonses to obtain sensitive documents from taxpayers who refuse to cooperate with audits.
Detroit bankruptcy judge taps consultants for city’s plan
(Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case tapped a top restructuring official at Phoenix Management Services on Tuesday to help the court determine if the city’s plan to adjust its $18 billion of debt is feasible.
