Former Chicago Mayor Daley leaves hospital
(Reuters) – Richard M. Daley, mayor of Chicago from 1989 to 2011, was discharged from a Chicago hospital on Saturday after being admitted into the intensive care unit a week ago, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Six adults, two children shot to death in Guatemala jungle
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Eight people including a baby and a young girl were killed on Saturday in their home in a dense jungle region in northern Guatemala known to be a hotly contested drug trafficking territory, officials said.
Roads resemble parking lots after snowfall in Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock, Arkansas (Reuters) – Abandoned cars littered roads in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, after heavy snowfall the night before turned thoroughfares into hazardous slalom courses and led motorists to leave their vehicles behind, police said…
Ohio governor delays planned execution using two-drug method
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio on Friday delayed its next scheduled execution to complete a review of a new two-drug combination that left a condemned inmate convulsing and appearing to struggle for breath for several minutes as he was put to death in Janu…
U.S. Customs’ drones back in air after crash investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection put its drones back in the air on Friday after an investigation into a crash that grounded its unmanned aircraft fleet, the agency said.
Wisconsin baby’s aunt charged in kidnap of six-day-old nephew
(Reuters) – A Colorado woman police believe faked a pregnancy was charged on Friday with the kidnapping in Wisconsin of her 6-day-old nephew, who was found a day later behind a gas station in Iowa, federal prosecutors said.
U.S. orders priority propane supplies to ease shortage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. federal regulator ordered the country’s largest propane pipeline operator to prioritize supplies on its line from the Gulf Coast to the North East, as one of the coldest winters in memory drags on and inventories of the heat…
Three convicted of some charges tied to 2012 Chicago NATO plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three men accused of plotting to attack high-profile targets during a 2012 NATO summit in Chicago were convicted on Friday on mob action and arson charges, but they were acquitted on terrorism-related charges in a setback for prosec…
Judge denies bail for retired Florida cop in fatal movie shooting
DADE CITY, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida judge denied bail on Friday for a retired police captain facing charges of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the January 13 shooting of a fellow moviegoer in an argument over texting.
U.S. missionary said moved back to North Korean labor camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. missionary being held in North Korea was moved from a hospital back to a labor camp last month on the same day he made a public appeal for Washington to help get him home, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, citing S…
