Father of Mexican facing execution in U.S. prays for retrial
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The father of Mexican inmate Edgar Tamayo, scheduled for execution in Texas on Wednesday, insists his son is innocent, and that his family is praying for a re-trial after the Mexican government said the sentence violated interna…
‘Let us marry,’ same-sex couples say in Florida lawsuit
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Six same-sex couples sued the state of Florida on Tuesday to overturn its ban on gay marriage, joining dozens of lawsuits in other states that argue such prohibitions violate the U.S. Constitution.
New trial sought for South Carolina teen executed for 1944 murders
SUMTER, South Carolina (Reuters) – A 14-year-old black teenager who was executed in South Carolina in 1944 after a one-day trial for the murders of two white girls was innocent and deserves a new trial to clear his name, lawyers told a judge on Tuesday…
Indiana’s Purdue University shooting leaves one dead, man in custody
(Reuters) – A man was shot to death at Indiana’s Purdue University on Tuesday and a male suspect was taken into custody, police said, in an apparently targeted killing that follows a rash of shootings at U.S. schools this month.
Body parts identified as those of missing NY autistic teen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Decomposed body parts found along the shore of New York City’s East River were confirmed on Tuesday as belonging to an autistic teenager last seen in October wandering away from his school.
Decades of sex abuse by Chicago priests outlined in documents
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Archdiocese had a practice of moving priests accused of sexual abuse to new parishes, where they committed more abuse against children, according to documents released on Tuesday by lawyers representing the victims.
Ex-governor of Virginia indicted on bribery charges
(Reuters) – Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury and charged with accepting bribes in the form of money and gifts from the chief executive of a dietary supplements maker.
Same-sex couples sue Utah over refusal to recognize gay marriages
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Four same-sex couples sued the state of Utah on Tuesday over Governor Gary Herbert’s refusal to recognize gay marriages performed during a brief period while same-sex matrimony was legal in the conservative, heavily Mormon st…
Detroit’s available cash drying up more slowly than feared: report
(Reuters) – Detroit’s available cash shrank less quickly than city officials feared it would in the latest quarter, but it was still down nearly 32 percent from the previous quarter to $87.5 million, according to a report posted on the city emergency m…
Maryland women accused of killing children say they saw demons: authorities
ROCKVILLE, Md (Reuters) – Two Maryland women accused of murdering two children they believed were possessed told investigators they saw the children’s eyes turn black as evidence that they were being controlled by demons, authorities said on Tuesday.
