Ex-NFL star Hernandez “on edge” at nightclub before murder: witness
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez was “on edge” and aggressive at a Boston nightclub two nights before prosecutors say he killed another football player, a witness told jurors at his murder trial on Thursday.
California governor, lawmakers announce $1 billion drought package
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown and top lawmakers on Thursday announced a $1 billion emergency legislative package to deal with the state’s devastating multi-year drought.
California opposition to oil-by-rail mounts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A chorus of local governments across California opposed to crude oil trains grew louder this week in light of recent derailments, with a total of 14 cities and towns now trying to block the trains from running through their co…
Healthcare worker in Nebraska tests negative for Ebola
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who was admitted to the biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medicine on Sunday has been released after testing negative for Ebola, the hospital said on Thursday.
Body found in New Jersey river is missing WSJ reporter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A body found in a New Jersey river has been positively identified as David Bird, a Wall Street Journal reporter who disappeared more than a year ago, officials said on Thursday.
Mississippi gaming regulator renews Okada’s license amid FBI probe
BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) – Japanese slot machine tycoon Kazuo Okada had his license renewed on Thursday by Mississippi’s state gaming regulator, but with a newly added condition that an ongoing FBI investigation related to his Philippines casino project…
Ohio to open access to 400,000 adoptee birth records Friday
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – More than 400,000 Ohioans adopted between 1964 and 1996 will be given access from Friday to their birth certificates with the names of their biological parents.
Texas Senate approves bill to allow guns on college campuses
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a measure to allow licensed handguns on college campuses, part of a series of bills being considered that would expand gun rights.
Texas Bar seeks punishment for prosecutor in death penalty conviction
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The State Bar of Texas has sought punishment for the prosecutor in a 1992 trial who is suspected of withholding evidence that could have cleared a man convicted of setting a fire that killed his three daughters and was later e…
Maryland dump truck drive charged with attacking police ruled not competent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland dump truck driver who allegedly attacked two police officers with his vehicle has been ruled not competent to stand trial, police said on Thursday.
