U.S. gives approval for $350,000 rhino hunt sold at Texas auction
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A hunter who paid $350,000 last year at a Dallas auction for a license to hunt an endangered black rhino in Namibia will be able to bring home a trophy despite protests from animal rights groups that said the sale was immoral….
Congressman asks pro sports leagues about their tax-exempt status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz has sent a letter to the NFL and nine other professional sports organizations seeking information about their tax-exempt status, his office said on Thursday.
Trial of ex-NFL star Hernandez interrupted by bomb threat
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A bomb scare interrupted the murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez on Thursday, forcing dozens of people including the judge, attorneys, reporters and Hernandez himself out of the courthouse for two hours.
West Virginia police capture escaped murder suspect
(Reuters) – A murder suspect who escaped from a West Virginia state mental hospital has been captured, police said on Thursday.
Informant fingers earlier suspect in case of missing New York boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A jailhouse informant told the trial on Thursday of a man charged with murdering a New York boy in 1979 that another man, not the accused, bragged to him about committing the crime.
U.S. Air Force overstepped bounds in SpaceX certification: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force overstepped its bounds as it worked to certify privately held SpaceX to launch military satellites, undermining the benefit of working with a commercial provider, an independent review showed on Thursday.
Hearing for black Virginia student bloodied in arrest postponed
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A court hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday for a black University of Virginia student bloodied in an arrest by police has been postponed for two months, court records showed.
U.S. drug agents had sex parties funded by drug cartels: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents had alleged “sex parties” with prostitutes over several years, said a report published on Thursday and stemming from a review of allegations of misconduct by several DEA agents in Colom…
Illinois Senate sends FY 2015 budget fix to governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed a bill to plug a $1.6 billion hole in the state’s current budget by cutting spending on most programs by 2.25 percent and tapping money from other funds.
Wisconsin’s Walker changes stance on illegal immigrants: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Likely 2016 Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Scott Walker has shifted his stance on illegal immigrants, backing the notion of letting them remain in the United States and eventually become eligible for citizenship, the Wall S…
