Missouri inmate seeks to stop his execution over rare health problem
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri death row inmate wants to halt his execution because of a rare health condition his lawyers say would likely result in exceptional pain and possible suffocation.
Man suspected of killing Alaska troopers indicted by grand jury
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A man accused of killing two Alaska State Troopers who were featured in a reality TV series has been indicted by a grand jury while two other men face banishment from their town by a tribal government over the incident, autho…
Doctor accused of four Nebraska revenge killings to stand trial
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – A former Indiana doctor accused of killing four people as revenge for his dismissal from a medical school program in Nebraska is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled on Friday.
Indiana man threatened Boehner over jobless benefits: prosecutors
(Reuters) – An unemployed Indiana man was charged on Friday with making death threats against House Speaker John Boehner because the House did not vote to extend unemployment insurance, federal prosecutors said.
Climber dies in early season attempt to scale Alaska’s Mount McKinley
(Reuters) – A woman from Washington state has fallen to her death in an early-season attempt to scale Alaska’s Mount McKinley after getting separated from her climbing partner in stormy weather, a U.S. National Park Service spokeswoman said on Friday.
Former Time Warner chief named interim CEO of Los Angeles Clippers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons was named on Friday to serve as interim chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Clippers while the National Basketball Association prepares for an unprecedented bid to force out the…
Honduran accused drug trafficker extradited to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honduras has extradited to the United States a reputed drug trafficker who is accused of working for a powerful Mexican cartel, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Eight Thoroughbred horses die in Kentucky barn fire
(Reuters) – Eight Thoroughbred horses died on Friday in an early morning fire that destroyed a barn on a farm owned by the executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in the state’s horse racing capital of Lexington, authorities said.
Machinists’ union says leaders win re-election by wide margin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, one of North America’s largest industrial unions, re-elected its leaders by a two-to-one margin on Friday, the union said.
U.S. takes first step toward fracking disclosure rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced its first steps on Friday toward possibly tighter regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, seeking public input on whether companies should be required to disclose the contents of fluids…
