California weighs outlawing warrantless drone surveillance
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Using drones to spy on Californians without a warrant could soon be outlawed under a bill making its way through the state legislature, tapping into public concern about unwarranted government intrusion into private l…
Cuban agent due for U.S. release to be deported, lawyer says
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent, jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban-American exiles in Miami, is due to be freed next month and will be deported to the Caribbean island country, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
California weighs giving tax break to space exploration firms
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – For-profit space explorers who make California their headquarters would not have to pay property taxes on their rockets and space stations under a bill that advanced in the state legislature on Wednesday.
University of Missouri president wants probe of rape claim response
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The University of Missouri’s president called on Wednesday for an independent counsel to investigate how school officials responded to the alleged 2010 rape of a student on the female swim team who later committed suic…
Supreme Court denies convicted Missouri killer’s appeals
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a temporary stay of execution for a Missouri man convicted of killing a jewelry store owner during a 1991 robbery, denying last-minute appeals.
Wisconsin man sentenced for starving, imprisoning daughter
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for imprisoning his teenage daughter in a basement for six years and forcing her to eat her own excrement, a local prosecutor said.
Deadly ice storm turns Atlanta into parking lot, strands thousands
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A rare ice storm turned Atlanta into a slippery mess on Wednesday, stranding thousands for hours on frozen roadways and raising questions about how city leaders prepared for and handled the cold snap that slammed the U.S. South.
Amanda Knox faces verdict in Italy in retrial on Kercher murder
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Amanda Knox, the American student who became tabloid fodder, will not be in court on Thursday to hear Italian judges give their verdict in her retrial for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher when the two were roommates stu…
Man convicted on terror charges for 2012 Michigan shooting spree
(Reuters) – A Michigan man was convicted on Wednesday of terrorism charges for a three-day October 2012 shooting spree on a busy interstate highway that injured one person and earned him the nickname “I-96 shooter,” prosecutors said.
Off reeking cruise ship in NJ, passengers recall nightmare trip
BAYONNE, New Jersey (Reuters) – Passengers staggered off a Royal Caribbean ship reeking of vomit and diarrhea at its home port on Wednesday after their cruise was cut short by an apparent stomach bug that felled nearly 700 vacationers and crew.
