By , (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed, overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the government’s lethal-injection protocol to continue.Slideshow Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. district court in Washington had on Monday ordered the justice department to delay four executions scheduled for July and August.Chutkan’s order was issued less than seven hours before the execution of Daniel Lee was due to take place in Terre Haute, Indiana. The order was later affirmed by a U.S....…By , (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed, overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the government’s lethal-injection protocol to continue.Slideshow Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. district court in Washington had on Monday ordered the justice department to delay four executions scheduled for July and August.Chutkan’s order was issued less than seven hours before the execution of Daniel Lee was due to take place in Terre Haute, Indiana. The order was later affirmed by a U.S....WW…

By , NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally.The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when the country, which has registered more than half a million infections, might begin to see a return to normality.The United States has seen its highest death tolls to date in the epidemic with roughly 2,000 deaths a day reported for the last four days in a row, the largest number in and around New...…By , NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally.The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when the country, which has registered more than half a million infections, might begin to see a return to normality.The United States has seen its highest death tolls to date in the epidemic with roughly 2,000 deaths a day reported for the last four days in a row, the largest number in and around New...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and MIAMI — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went , he panned the Covid lockdowns former President Donald Trump encouraged early in the coronavirus pandemic.The remarks made for irresistible headlines — the two GOP heavyweights and possible 2024 contenders were feuding. Just days before, Trump had appeared to take a swipe at DeSantis, calling “gutless.”Both camps have denied any real friction, and they blamed “the media” for overhyping tensions, but Trump advisers say they see a hidden hand...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and MIAMI — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went , he panned the Covid lockdowns former President Donald Trump encouraged early in the coronavirus pandemic.The remarks made for irresistible headlines — the two GOP heavyweights and possible 2024 contenders were feuding. Just days before, Trump had appeared to take a swipe at DeSantis, calling “gutless.”Both camps have denied any real friction, and they blamed “the media” for overhyping tensions, but Trump advisers say they see a hidden hand...WW…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMINNEAPOLIS, April 19 (Reuters) - Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to “believe your eyes” as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd’s neck.Chauvin’s lead lawyer, Eric Nelson, countered in his own that Chauvin behaved as any “reasonable police officer” would, saying that he followed his training from 19 years on the force.Over and over again, Steve Schleicher, a prosecutor with the Minnesota Attorney General's office, repeated a...…Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMINNEAPOLIS, April 19 (Reuters) - Jurors in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Monday after a prosecutor implored them to “believe your eyes” as he replayed video of the former Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a dying George Floyd’s neck.Chauvin’s lead lawyer, Eric Nelson, countered in his own that Chauvin behaved as any “reasonable police officer” would, saying that he followed his training from 19 years on the force.Over and over again, Steve Schleicher, a prosecutor with the Minnesota Attorney General's office, repeated a...WW…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMINNEAPOLIS, April 14 (Reuters) - A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd’s death while under arrest was the result of heart disease which made his heart beat erratically.Dr. David Fowler, a forensic pathologist who was Maryland's chief medical examiner until his retirement in 2019, also told the jury he believed exhaust fumes from the police car next to which Chauvin pinned Floyd to the road may also have contributed to Floyd's death in...…Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMINNEAPOLIS, April 14 (Reuters) - A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd’s death while under arrest was the result of heart disease which made his heart beat erratically.Dr. David Fowler, a forensic pathologist who was Maryland's chief medical examiner until his retirement in 2019, also told the jury he believed exhaust fumes from the police car next to which Chauvin pinned Floyd to the road may also have contributed to Floyd's death in...WW…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBROOKLYN CENTER, Minn., April 11 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop.The unrest in Brooklyn Center came hours before the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, was set to resume in a courtroom less than 10 miles (16 km) away on Monday.Outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Sunday night, smoke billowed as a line of police officers fired...…Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBROOKLYN CENTER, Minn., April 11 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop.The unrest in Brooklyn Center came hours before the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, was set to resume in a courtroom less than 10 miles (16 km) away on Monday.Outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Sunday night, smoke billowed as a line of police officers fired...WW…

By , MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Before resting their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, prosecutors are planning to show the jury photographs of George Floyd as a younger man and question one of Floyd’s brothers, who is expected to recall Floyd’s close relationship with his mother.The pictures and reminiscences are not intended to shed any light on the central question before the jury: whether Chauvin, who is white, committed a crime during his deadly arrest of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in handcuffs, when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for some nine...…By , MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Before resting their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, prosecutors are planning to show the jury photographs of George Floyd as a younger man and question one of Floyd’s brothers, who is expected to recall Floyd’s close relationship with his mother.The pictures and reminiscences are not intended to shed any light on the central question before the jury: whether Chauvin, who is white, committed a crime during his deadly arrest of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in handcuffs, when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for some nine...WW…

By MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minneapolis homicide investigator testified on Friday that Derek Chauvin used “totally unnecessary” deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd’s neck during an arrest last May that sparked global protests against police brutality.Chauvin, who is white, was fired by the city’s police department the day after he was captured on video on top of a handcuffed Floyd as the 46-year-old Black man was dying. The 45-year-old former officer has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges.“Totally unnecessary,” Lieutenant Richard Zimmerman told the jury when...…By MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minneapolis homicide investigator testified on Friday that Derek Chauvin used “totally unnecessary” deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd’s neck during an arrest last May that sparked global protests against police brutality.Chauvin, who is white, was fired by the city’s police department the day after he was captured on video on top of a handcuffed Floyd as the 46-year-old Black man was dying. The 45-year-old former officer has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges.“Totally unnecessary,” Lieutenant Richard Zimmerman told the jury when...WW…

By , , WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the months before former President Donald Trump left office in January, the U.S. Supreme Court briskly paved the way for the lethal injection of 13 federal inmates, the first federal executions in 17 years.In many of those cases, the court summarily overturned lower court rulings using an obscure legal procedure known as the “shadow docket.” But the short-circuit approach, intended only for emergencies, isn’t reserved for death penalty cases. It has, in the last four years, significantly changed the way the high court does business.Increasingly, the court...…By , , WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the months before former President Donald Trump left office in January, the U.S. Supreme Court briskly paved the way for the lethal injection of 13 federal inmates, the first federal executions in 17 years.In many of those cases, the court summarily overturned lower court rulings using an obscure legal procedure known as the “shadow docket.” But the short-circuit approach, intended only for emergencies, isn’t reserved for death penalty cases. It has, in the last four years, significantly changed the way the high court does business.Increasingly, the court...WW…

Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Last chance! Subscribe with this special offer to keep readingLoading&hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisDowntown St. Louis lab has been secretly testing execution drugs for feds without being toldShare thisWhen the Trump administration carries out the first federal execution since 2003, it will mark the culmination of a three-year...…Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Last chance! Subscribe with this special offer to keep readingLoading&hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisDowntown St. Louis lab has been secretly testing execution drugs for feds without being toldShare thisWhen the Trump administration carries out the first federal execution since 2003, it will mark the culmination of a three-year...WW…