First round of jury selection nears end in ex-NFLer’s murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – The initial phase of jury selection in the first murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is scheduled to wrap up on Tuesday, with the last of more than 1,100 candidates set to fill out screening …
Police deploy pepper spray, gas to disperse Ohio football fans: report
(Reuters) – Police in Ohio used pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds celebrating near the Ohio State University campus following the school’s national football championship win over the University of Oregon on Monday night, the Columbus Dispatc…
Judge declares mistrial in South Carolina police murder case: report
(Reuters) – A judge declared a mistrial early on Tuesday morning in a murder case against a white former police chief in South Carolina accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man in 2011, local media reported.
Families of 2012 Connecticut shooting victims sue school board, town: newspaper
(Reuters) – The families of two of the 20 students killed in a 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, are suing the town of Newtown, Connecticut and the local school board over alleged lax security, media reported on Monday.
California links 26 measles cases to Disneyland outbreak
(Reuters) – California has confirmed more cases of measles in people who visited Disneyland or its adjacent California Adventure park last month, health officials said on Monday, raising the number of infected people to 26.
To fight hackers, Obama wants companies to share threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce a renewed push for cybersecurity legislation after recent headline-grabbing hacks against companies like Sony Pictures and Home Depot.
U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 ports said on Monday as contract talks with the dockworkers’ union remain …
U.S. enlarges area in Southwest where rare wolves can roam
(Reuters) – Rare wolves in the American Southwest will be allowed more room to roam but some could be marked for death if they prey too heavily on elk and deer prized by hunters, under a rule issued by federal officials on Monday.
Colorado patient tests negative for Ebola: state health officials
DENVER (Reuters) – A patient being monitored at a Denver hospital after traveling to countries with a history of Ebola has tested negative for the disease, Colorado health officials said on Monday.
Georgia board declines to spare Vietnam veteran the death penalty
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Attorneys for a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is due to be executed for the killing of a sheriff’s deputy lost a bid on Monday to have a Georgia parole board spare his life, officials said.
