Congress approves debt limit increase after Senate drama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress approved an increase in the country’s debt limit through March 2015, bowing to President Barack Obama’s demands to extend federal borrowing authority without conditions, but only after a dramatic Senate vote on Wedne…
Florida jury deliberating verdict in loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury resumes deliberations on Thursday in the trial of a middle-aged software engineer who shot and killed a black teenager who refused to turn down the rap music blaring from his car.
Boston officials set memorial for victims of marathon bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and some of the 264 people injured in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing will attend a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the attack, officials said on Th…
U.S. judge blocks sale of controversial execution drug to Missouri
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a pharmacy from providing a compound execution drug to Missouri jailers to use in the February 26 lethal injection of Michael Taylor, guilty in the death of a 15-year-old girl.
Cuban immigrant executed for 1995 murder of Florida boy
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Cuban immigrant was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1995 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 9-year-old south Florida boy, a spokeswoman for the governor said.
Man suspected in 30 bank robberies arrested in Seattle
(Reuters) – A man suspected of robbing 30 banks in the Seattle area over the past year without ever brandishing a weapon was arrested as he was making a getaway from his latest holdup, authorities said on Wednesday.
Trial of Delaware doctor accused of abusing stepdaughter goes to jury
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A jury heard final arguments on Wednesday in the trial of a well-known Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter.
Former U.S. Vice President Mondale recovering after heart surgery
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Walter “Fritz” Mondale underwent heart surgery on Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his family said in a statement.
Former New Orleans mayor guilty of graft in Katrina recovery
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin was found guilty by a federal jury on Wednesday of accepting bribes and trading on the public trust during the critical years of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 200…
Amid criticism, California to modify solitary confinement rules
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Long criticized for keeping inmates in near-solitary conditions for years on end, California is developing reforms that would make it harder to send convicts to isolation-style units and offer a way out to those alrea…
