Louisiana man set to walk free after nearly three decades on death row
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row was slated to walk free on Tuesday, after prosecutors asked a judge to set aside his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence, citing new evidence in the c…
U.S. Air Force looking to revamp, cut costs of space programs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 11 – To tackle a rising demand for space-based surveillance in an era of flat budgets, the U.S. military is looking at smaller satellites, cheaper rockets and partnerships, the head of Air Force Space Command said on Tuesday…
Defense lawyer tries to discredit US witness against bin Laden relative
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on trial for conspiring to kill Americans, tried to discredit a U.S. government witness on Tuesday, portraying the former jihadi as more interested in saving himself…
Philadelphia archdiocese limits tuition aid to abuse victims’ children
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will no longer take applications for a small program that pays the Catholic school tuition of children of victims of sexual abuse by priests, saying that the money could be used to benefit victim…
Up to $600,000 taken from Houston’s Lakewood megachurch safe
HOUSTON (Reuters) – About $200,000 in cash and twice that amount in checks and written credit card information were taken from a safe at the Lakewood Church led by televangelist Pastor Joel Osteen, police said Tuesday.
U.S. president sweats over sweaters during NY shopping stop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took on a daunting task on Tuesday: shopping for clothes for his wife and daughters during a brief stop at a Gap store in New York.
NY brothers admit guilt in violent Jewish divorce scheme
(Reuters) – Two Brooklyn brothers have admitted participating in a violent ring with rabbis that threatened Jewish husbands to agree to grant their wives a religious divorce, and they face possible lengthy prison terms, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
U.S. Air Force sticks to $550 million target for new bomber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is “holding tight” to a target of $550 million for each new long-range bomber in a fleet of up to 100 aircraft, excluding research and development costs, an Air Force official said on Tuesday.
Anti-fracking activist barred from 40 percent of Pennsylvania county
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A court injunction obtained by Texas-based Cabot Oil & Gas is preventing Pennsylvania resident Vera Scroggins from going to her local grocery store, her friends’ homes, schools, or even the hospital.
Tesla, New Jersey clash over direct sales to customers
(Reuters) – Elon Musk wants to keep selling electric cars directly to the public in New Jersey, but on Tuesday the state said no, insisting instead that Tesla Motors Inc offer its cars through an auto franchise rather than its own stores.
