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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

U.S. Top News: Judge considers giving accused Fort Hood gunman more time to set defense

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06/18/2013
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Judge considers giving accused Fort Hood gunman more time to set defense
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 could learn on Tuesday whether a judge will grant him more time to prepare as he represents himself in the military trial.
FBI to resume hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's body on Tuesday
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Reuters) - FBI agents will resume searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit on Tuesday for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by members of organized crime.
Support for gay marriage high in developed nations: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt children, according to an international poll released on Tuesday.
Starbucks to post calorie labels in stores nationwide
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp will display calorie counts for coffees and snacks at all its U.S. locations starting June 25, ahead of a federal requirement that large American food chains prominently disclose nutrition information.
Gas explosion reported in Washington Parish, Louisiana
(Reuters) - An explosion at a gas line or gas plant about 80 miles north of New Orleans knocked out power to about 10,000 customers on Tuesday, according to local reports.
Oklahoma set to execute man who killed elderly couple in robbery
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma is set on Tuesday to execute by lethal injection a man convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos.
Airlines' performance improves, lags other industries: U.S. poll
(Reuters) - U.S. consumers are more satisfied with airlines in recent years but the industry still gets relatively low marks, mainly due to the onboard experience, according to a new customer poll released on Tuesday.
Lawyers probe jurors for hidden agendas in Trayvon Martin murder case
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A white man with a chest-length gray beard wrote in a questionnaire for prospective jurors that he could keep an open mind about George Zimmerman's guilt or innocence but he failed to mention the $20 donation he made to the murder defendant's legal fund.
Accused California killer tells jurors, 'I'm not the monster'
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - An elderly California photographer charged with the slayings of four prostitutes dating back to the 1970s opened his own defense at his serial-murder trial on Monday, declaring to jurors, "I'm not the monster that killed these women."
'Whitey' Bulger jury to hear from accused's 'partner in crime'
BOSTON (Reuters) - An ex-convict and confessed murdered will be back on the witness stand Tuesday in the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, accused of running Boston's "Winter Hill Gang" for decades and threatening to kill small-time criminals unless they paid protection money.
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