Texas man put to death for murder over $100 debt
(Reuters) – A Texas man who stabbed another man to death for failing to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer was executed on Thursday by lethal injection, a state corrections official said.
Watchdog faults U.S. Navy approach to building unmanned carrier planes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Government Accountability Office on Thursday faulted the U.S. Navy’s plan to spend $3.7 billion to develop, build and field a new unmanned carrier-based warplane without subjecting the program to a rigorous review until 2020….
Nannies to get overtime under new California law
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Nannies and other domestic workers in California will be entitled to overtime pay under a law signed on Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown, in a second major victory for lower-wage employees this week in the most populo…
Sag in Wisconsin freeway bridge causes indefinite closure
(Reuters) – A major bridge that carries freeway traffic over a river in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was closed indefinitely on Thursday after it suddenly developed a sag that was described by one policeman as resembling a roller coaster.
U.S. intelligence chiefs open to new surveillance controls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and intelligence chiefs, facing an outcry over the government’s collection of personal communications data, said on Thursday they were open to measures tightening oversight of the government’s sweeping electronic e…
Florida group offers free shotguns and says it finds takers
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Hundreds of Florida residents accepted an offer this week for a free shotgun, the director of the Florida branch of the Texas-based Armed Citizens Project.
Nine Chicago gang members face murder, drug charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Nine members of a Chicago street gang called the “Hobos” face federal racketeering conspiracy charges stemming from drug sales, robberies and five murders, officials said on Thursday in announcing indictments after a six-year invest…
U.S. Justice Department spent $4.9 million on drones, new rules urged: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice should develop guidelines on the use of its $4.9 million drone and unmanned aircraft program in the face of privacy concerns, the department’s watchdog said on Thursday.
New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as plann…
Ex-beauty queen pleads to lesser charge in Utah bombing
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A former Utah beauty queen arrested on suspicion of throwing homemade bombs in a Salt Lake City suburb admitted to a lesser charge on Thursday, and was ordered to perform volunteer work, officials said.
