Judge rules federal interstate handgun transfer ban unconstitutional
(Reuters) – A U.S. ban on the interstate sales of handguns by federal firearms dealers to buyers from other states violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday.
NYC police officer charged in stairwell shooting of unarmed man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rookie New York City police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark stairwell of a housing project last November.
‘American Sniper’ Kyle called Texas murder defendant ‘nuts’
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – Shortly before being slain, Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie “American Sniper,” texted a friend next to him in a pickup truck that the man who moments later would shoot them bot…
Polygamist wedding officiant gets early release in Texas
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) – Texas has granted an early parole to Fredrick Merril Jessop, a former polygamist bishop serving time for officiating at the marriage of his then 12-year-old daughter to sect leader Warren Jeffs, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; motive disputed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime.
San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Commuters on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles last week after an East Bay resident with the disease rode a BART train to and from work in the city for three days while infectious, …
FAA approves expansion of drone research flights in North Dakota
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it has expanded the area in North Dakota where research flights of small drones are permitted as the drone industry eagerly awaits rules on commercial use of the unmanned…
Head of Boston’s transit agency resigning after storm shutdown
BOSTON (Reuters) – The embattled head of Boston’s transit agency will resign her position in the wake of a controversial decision to shut down rail service during a massive three-day snowstorm, Massachusetts officials said on Monday.
Two arrested after California deliveryman mistaken for burglar and assaulted
(Reuters) – Two men in Northern California chased and beat up a newspaper delivery driver after mistaking him for a burglar who had previously hit their neighborhood, police said on Wednesday.
Massachusetts trooper describes finding ex-NFL star’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper on Wednesday described footprints and tire treads found on the ground near the body of a man former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering in 2013.
