California lieutenant governor unveils gun control ballot measure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a ballot initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s gun control laws by banning possession of large-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for amm…
ABC News medical expert Jamie Zimmerman drowns in Hawaii
NEW YORK (Reuters) – ABC News medical analyst Jamie Zimmerman, 31, drowned when she lost her footing and was swept out to sea while vacationing in Hawaii, ABC News President James Goldston said on Thursday.
Flooding, mudslides strand Southern California drivers following storm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Heavy rains touched off flooding and mudslides in foothill communities north of Los Angeles on Thursday, swamping cars, stranding drivers and prompting authorities to close several major roads.
NYC jail guards convicted of assaulting inmate, cover-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex in New York City was convicted on Thursday of assaulting an inmate in 2009, leaving him permanently blind in one eye.
French train hero released from California hospital after stabbing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force Airman Spencer Stone, who helped thwart a train attack in France only to be stabbed outside a bar in his California hometown, was released from the hospital on Thursday, a week after he was admitted with mu…
California lieutenant governor unveils gun control ballot measure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a ballot initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s gun control laws by banning possession of large-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for amm…
Pennsylvania official challenges town’s traffic-ticket deal-making
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A small Pennsylvania town padded its coffers with tens of thousands of dollars that should have gone to the state by allowing drivers ticketed for speeding to plead guilty to a town parking violation instead, a state officia…
American Airlines flight delayed in Texas by swarming bees
DALLAS (Reuters) – An American Airlines flight was delayed for more than hour by bees that were swarming under a plane wing when it was parked at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the company said on Thursday.
Mexico, U.S. to open jointly staffed border stations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States said on Thursday they will open two jointly staffed border stations on Mexican soil in a bid to streamline trade and improve communication at the frontier, which has suffered due to tensions over mig…
Kentucky man charged with fatally shooting toddler
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier from Kentucky has been charged with killing a 2-year-old boy and critically wounding an Army medic in an attack at a house in Clarksville, Tennessee, authorities said on Thursday.
