Texas to execute man convicted of killing elderly woman during robbery
A Texas man who was convicted of stabbing to death an elderly mobile-home park owner during a robbery with two accomplices two decades ago is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday.
NYPD rules out criminality by Shake Shack after officers fall ill
New York’s police department said on Tuesday it found no criminal behavior by staff of burger chain Shake Shack, after three officers complained of feeling ill and their union said their shakes may have been spiked with bleach.
COVID-19 cases surging in Alabama, South Carolina and Oklahoma
New cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in Alabama and South Carolina in the second week of June compared to the prior seven days, a Reuters analysis found, as 17 U.S. states reported weekly increases in the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Explainer: The coronavirus risks of everyday activities as economies reopen
Americans have started returning to more normal lifestyles with the end of coronavirus lockdowns. But what activities are safe?
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father dies due to coronavirus
Father of Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar died on Monday night of complications from the novel coronavirus.
‘Our Supreme Court did something’: Iconic New York bar celebrates transgender ruling
A diverse crowd of New Yorkers wearing masks and waving the rainbow pride flag gathered on Monday at the Stonewall Inn, an iconic gay bar in Manhattan, to celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling making it illegal for employers to fire workers because they are transgender.
Three New York police ill after suspected contamination of drinks
Three New York City police officers fell ill and were hospitalized on Monday after drinking beverages at a fast-food outlet that a police association said were believed to have been contaminated with bleach.
Man shot in New Mexico protest over conquistador sculpture
A man was shot and wounded on Monday during a protest near a museum in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said, where demonstrators were reported to be trying to tear down a sculpture of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador.
U.S. agency violated science policy by backing Trump hurricane tweet, report finds
The head of the U.S. agency that warns of dangerous weather violated its policy on scientific integrity with a statement last year backing a tweeted forecast by President Donald Trump about the path of a hurricane, according to a report released on Mo…
Deeper inquiries launched into hanging deaths of two black men in California
The deaths of two black men found hanged from trees 10 days and 50 miles (80 km) apart in California, one in a municipal park, gained deeper scrutiny on Monday amid a public outcry that authorities were ready to prematurely rule both cases suicides.
