Syrup spill sticks Oklahoma commuters in thick traffic jam
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Traffic slowed to a trickle on a major Oklahoma City highway on Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer hauling syrup sprang a leak and left a 5-mile trail of the sticky substance on the roadway.
Supreme Court rules against protester at air force base
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an anti-nuclear weapons protester could not avoid prosecution simply because he demonstrated on a public road that runs through a U.S. military installation in California.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez involved in jail house scuffle: official
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, charged with shooting a friend to death last year, was involved in a Massachusetts jailhouse scuffle with another inmate that left neither man seriously injured, law enforcement o…
Mexican drug kingpin Guzman dodges U.S. extradition for now
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman won a temporary injunction to block his extradition to the United States where he faces narcotics and arms trafficking charges, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Killer of Missouri schoolgirl executed after appeals dismissed
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri man was executed early on Wednesday for raping and murdering a 15 year-old school girl, authorities said after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a flurry of petitions seeking a stay.
Data breach at Indiana University exposes information of 146,000
(Reuters) – The personal data of 146,000 students and recent graduates of Indiana University, including their social security numbers and addresses, may have been exposed during a data breach, the university said in a statement.
Washington state expected to enact college aid for undocumented immigrants
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington is set to become the fifth state to offer college financial aid to students brought into the country illegally by their parents.
California city tests waters for soft drinks tax
BERKELEY, California (Reuters) – A California city is to consult its citizens on whether to impose a soda tax on sugary drinks, following failed bids by other local governments to pass similar measures.
California couple finds $10 million in buried treasure while walking dog
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A trove of rare Gold Rush-era coins unearthed in California last year by a couple as they walked their dog may be the greatest buried treasure ever found in the United States, worth more than $10 million, a currency firm represe…
Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Missouri teen’s killer
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court late on Tuesday denied an 11th-hour flurry of petitions seeking to stay the execution of convicted killer Michael Taylor, who was slated to die by lethal injection in a Missouri prison shortly af…
