Missouri awaits U.S. Supreme Court ruling on execution
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri was set on Wednesday to put to death a man convicted in the 1994 murder of a motorist who stopped to assist him, should the U.S. Supreme Court lift a last-minute stay before a 24-hour warrant for his execution…
Reporter can keep sources secret in Colorado theater shooting – court
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – A Fox News reporter will not have to divulge the confidential sources who provided information for her story on the 2012 mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater, New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, reversing two lo…
Two infant skeletons found in dead Ohio woman’s home
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two “infant-size” skeletons found in a foot locker inside the mobile home of an Ohio woman who died in November will require the examination of anthropologists, police said on Wednesday.
New York college student dies after hazing incident in Poconos
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Police are investigating the death of a college student who suffered brain trauma after “too many” tackles during a fraternity hazing incident over the weekend in the Poconos, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Boeing, machinists begin second meeting on 777X, union says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co and machinists union leaders met on Wednesday, their second consecutive day of meetings in an effort to bring Boeing’s new jetliner program, the 777X, to Washington state, according to the union.
Stubborn U.S. gender pay gap narrows, but worries remain: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pay gap between U.S. men and women is closing but younger women face lingering uncertainty about their future earning power, research released on Wednesday showed.
Woman confesses to strangling her newborn in NYC suburb: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A mother has confessed to strangling her newborn baby and tossing the body in a dumpster in a suburb north of New York City, police said on Wednesday.
E-cigarettes: a burning question for U.S. regulators
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bub…
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with child abduction case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared conflicted as the justices considered whether a father who lives in the United Kingdom has the legal authority to seek the immediate return of his daughter, who was taken to New York b…
Former Google executive to run U.S. patent office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Google Inc executive Michelle Lee has been named deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and will run the agency until a new director is named, the agency said on Wednesday.
