U.S. appeals court scrutinizes NCAA over athlete pay
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court wrestled with whether student athletes should win a slice of the billions of dollars universities reap from football and basketball, amid mounting public pressure for colleges to give athletes better benef…
State attorneys general urge U.S. ATF to discard proposed ammo ban
(Reuters) – The attorneys general of Montana and 22 other states are urging U.S. firearms regulators to drop a proposed ban on a type of ammunition popular with shooting sports enthusiasts but which regulators said could be used by criminals to harm po…
California tightens water regulations amid long drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Water regulators in California voted on Tuesday to outlaw watering the lawn within 48 hours of a rainstorm, the latest effort to spur Californians to conserve as the state enters its fourth year of drought.
Ex-NFL star was angry at victim two days before killing: witness
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez appeared upset with a man he is accused of murdering two days before the killing, an associate of the victim said on Tuesday.
U.S. Republican budget cuts social spending, boosts military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday proposed higher defense spending and deep cuts to social services including healthcare for the poor in an aggressive new budget plan that seeks to eliminate deficits by 2024.
Exclusive: San Bernardino has defaulted on $10 million in bond payments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The southern California city of San Bernardino has defaulted on nearly $10 million in payments on its privately placed pension bond debt since it declared bankruptcy in 2012, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Premera Blue Cross breached, medical information exposed
BOSTON (Reuters) – Health insurer Premera Blue Cross said on Tuesday it was a victim of a cyberattack that may have exposed medical data and financial information of 11 million customers in the latest serious breach disclosed by a healthcare company.
Another four U.S. Ebola aid workers flown back to U.S. for monitoring
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Another four U.S. healthcare workers were flown back to the United States for monitoring for possible exposure to the Ebola virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
U.S. Presbyterian Church close to accepting same-sex marriage
(Reuters) – The U.S. Presbyterian Church was close on Tuesday to approving a change in the wording of its constitution to include same-sex marriage, a move which threatens to further splinter one of the largest U.S. mainline Protestant denominations.
Crews ready to hoist and repair massive tunneling machine under Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, stuck for over a year underneath downtown Seattle, will be pulled above ground starting this week to be repaired, state officials said on Tuesday.
