NYC woman accused of toting dead baby in bag indicted for murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An 18-year-old New York woman was indicted on murder charges on Thursday, two years after a retail store security guard found her carrying a dead newborn baby in a shopping bag, prosecutors said.
Two planes evacuated at Dallas airport, three injured
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two incidents on separate airplanes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport led to evacuations on Thursday, with three people suffering minor injuries on one flight, airport officials said.
Killing of Cecil the lion triggers probe by U.S. agency: source
(Reuters) – The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by American dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer is being investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to see if it was part of a conspiracy to violate U.S. laws against illegal wildlife tr…
California wildfire forces evacuation of more than 500 people
(Reuters) – A rapidly spreading brushfire burning in parched timberland north of San Francisco forced the evacuation of more than 500 people less than a day after it broke out, fire officials said on Thursday.
Deflategate judge tells NFL, players: Don’t argue. Settle
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tom Brady’s effort to void his four-game suspension was set back on Thursday as litigation embroiling the New England Patriots star quarterback was sent to a New York judge, who urged a speedy resolution to the “Deflateg…
Elderly California woman accidentally runs over, kills husband
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An elderly California woman accidentally ran over and killed her elderly husband when she hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, police said on Thursday.
U.S. asks Supreme Court to reverse major insider trading ruling
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a federal appellate court’s insider trading ruling, calling it a “roadmap” for potential criminals that undermined efforts to ensure the “integri…
Confederate flags found at Martin Luther King Jr. church in Atlanta
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Four Confederate battle flags were found on Thursday at the historic Atlanta church where civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, in a chilling reminder of the shooting of nine African-Americans at a South Carolina c…
Los Angeles passes law banning large-capacity gun magazines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the possession of large-capacity gun magazines on Tuesday, following San Francisco to become the second major city in California to take that step. 
Former N.Y. state legislative leaders to face corruption trials in November
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Once-powerful New York state legislators Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will be tried on separate public corruption charges in November.
