Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps dead at 84
(Reuters) – Fred Phelps, the pastor who led a small Kansas church’s vitriolic “God Hates Fags” anti-gay campaign across the United States, has died, the church said on Thursday.
Judge drops sick juror from trial of Madoff aides
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a two-day delay, the jurors considering whether to convict five former Bernard Madoff aides of helping him perpetuate his Ponzi scheme will resume deliberations on Friday with one fewer member.
Americans choose savings at the pump over oil exports: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans who believe U.S. oil should be kept on U.S. soil to lower gasoline prices rose in the last four months, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Teen arrested for sneaking to top of World Trade Center skyscraper
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A teenage boy was arrested after sneaking into One World Trade Center, which is still under construction in New York City and is the nation’s tallest building, and ascending its 104 floors to the antenna, police said on Thursday.
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.
