Boston marathon bombing: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, the US Department of Justice says. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged in hospital, could face the death penalty. A White House spokesman has said Mr Tsarnaev will not be treated as an "enemy combatant", as suggested by some Republican members of Congress. More
Global economy muted again in 2013: Reuters polls This year now looks unlikely to deliver much improvement in the world economy's growth rate, with a weaker outlook for Europe and the United States tempering the cautious optimism that was evident in January. More
NBC/WSJ poll: Strong majority backs citizenship for undocumented immigrants With a bipartisan group of senators expected to unveil immigration-reform legislation in the next few days, a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including eight-in-10 Latinos – support giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. More
Ohio man sentenced to death for Craigslist plot A self-styled street preacher was sentenced to death Thursday in the killings of three down-and-out men lured by bogus job offers posted on Craigslist. The jury that convicted Richard Beasley of murder recommended that he face execution. The judge had the option of reducing the sentence to life in prison. More
Poll: Two-thirds of Mass. residents support medical aid in dying Massachusetts voters spoke directly to the medical aid in dying in 2012 when they rejected a ballot question. Now, two-thirds of Massachusetts adults support giving certain terminally ill patients the ... 06/4/2024 - 8:30 am | View Link
Poll: Two-thirds of Massachusetts adults support medical aid in dying Emergency shelter vacate notices may be issued in July The University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll, released Tuesday morning ... said they neither support nor oppose it. The issue of ... 06/4/2024 - 4:53 am | View Link
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: 33 Poll Workers Die From Heatstroke In Last Voting Phase, EC Orders Compensation The seven-phased Lok Sabha Elections 2024 have successfully concluded on June 1, 2024 and the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results will be announced on June 4, 2024. While in Uttar Pradesh, the voting has ... 06/1/2024 - 6:15 pm | View Link
6th DCA upholds 8-4 death penalty votes, even for crimes that occurred before law change The 6th DCA's ruling Friday applied to the death penalty case of Angel Lobato. He and his brother, Jo Lobato, are accused of killing Danne Frasier in 2020 and dumping his body near a citrus grove in ... 05/31/2024 - 10:38 am | View Link
Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn ... 05/31/2024 - 10:27 am | View Link