U.S. Top News: Accused Boston Marathon bomber due in court today

	Click to View in Browser 12/18/2014 Accused Boston Marathon bomber due in court today BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due in court on Thursday, his first appearance in public in more than a year, as his lawyers prepare for the January start of his trial on charges of carrying out the deadly 2013 attack. U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War enemy. NYC subway extension may transform Manhattan neighborhood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Work crews are scrambling underneath New York City to finish the city's first major new subway stop in 25 years, a fast-track project intended to revitalize a long-neglected slice of Manhattan. U.S. seeks to join class action vs NYC over teen inmate treatment NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice moved on Thursday to intervene in a class action against New York City, following a civil rights investigation into the treatment of male teenage inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex. Mercedes recalls 4,871 cars, SUVs in U.S. for possible oil leak DETROIT (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is recalling 4,871 sedans and SUVs in the United States because of a potential oil leak, according to documents filed with U.S. safety regulators. White supremacist charged in Kansas deaths faces competency hearing KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A Kansas judge will hear evidence on Thursday as to whether a white supremacist accused of killing three people at two Jewish facilities this year is competent to stand trial on capital murder charges. Two Wisconsin girls in Slenderman case to appear in court hearings (Reuters) - Two Wisconsin girls will be in court on Thursday for hearings to determine if they are fit to stand trial on charges that they lured a classmate into the woods and repeatedly stabbed her to please Slenderman, a fictional Internet character. Three killed, several injured in crash outside California church (Reuters) - Three people were killed and at least nine others injured when a driver ploughed into a group of pedestrians leaving a holiday church service in a southern California city of Redondo Beach on Wednesday night, police said. Executions in United States at 20-year low: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid growing concerns about how executions are carried out in the United States, the number of prison inmates being put to death fell to a 20-year low in 2014, the Death Penalty Information Center said in a report issued on Thursday. Lava creeps within mile of Hawaii shopping center PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A stream of molten lava from an erupting volcano on Hawaii's Big Island crept to within a mile of the only grocery store and gas station in the village of Pahoa on Wednesday as it neared a highway link with the rest of the island. Related Video Pakistani student recounts school massacre Pakistani TV shows inside Peshawar school after Taliban attack Great Debate U.S.-Cuba deal: What the two sides get out of the bargain Vladimir Putin in jeopardy on all sides as Russia's economy stumbles A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend