U.S. judge blocks sale of controversial execution drug to Missouri
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a pharmacy from providing a compound execution drug to Missouri jailers to use in the February 26 lethal injection of Michael Taylor, guilty in the death of a 15-year-old girl.
Cuban immigrant executed for 1995 murder of Florida boy
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Cuban immigrant was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1995 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 9-year-old south Florida boy, a spokeswoman for the governor said.
Man suspected in 30 bank robberies arrested in Seattle
(Reuters) – A man suspected of robbing 30 banks in the Seattle area over the past year without ever brandishing a weapon was arrested as he was making a getaway from his latest holdup, authorities said on Wednesday.
Trial of Delaware doctor accused of abusing stepdaughter goes to jury
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A jury heard final arguments on Wednesday in the trial of a well-known Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter.
Former U.S. Vice President Mondale recovering after heart surgery
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Walter “Fritz” Mondale underwent heart surgery on Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his family said in a statement.
Former New Orleans mayor guilty of graft in Katrina recovery
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin was found guilty by a federal jury on Wednesday of accepting bribes and trading on the public trust during the critical years of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 200…
Amid criticism, California to modify solitary confinement rules
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Long criticized for keeping inmates in near-solitary conditions for years on end, California is developing reforms that would make it harder to send convicts to isolation-style units and offer a way out to those alrea…
Milwaukee Catholic archdiocese plans compensation fund for abuse victims
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said on Wednesday it has proposed a restructuring plan for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that would establish a sex abuse victim compensation fund worth $4 million, an amount advocates called woef…
Limits on marijuana advertising land Colorado in court
DENVER (Reuters) – Two publications have sued Colorado in federal court over restrictions that prohibit the state’s legalized recreational marijuana industry from advertising on television, radio, online or in most print publications.
U.S. says 3.3 million have enrolled in private Obamacare coverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday said the number of people who have enrolled in private Obamacare health plans rose to 3.3 million from October 1 to February 1, providing new evidence that its effort to extend coverage to th…
