Amid controversy, oil trains quietly rerouted through Virginia towns
(Reuters) – Hundreds of communities across the United States have become accustomed to the sight of mile-long oil trains rumbling by in recent years. Pembroke, Virginia, was not one of them, until now.
Massachusetts Governor names panel to tackle tangled transit network
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Friday named a seven-member panel to develop a plan for turning around Boston’s transit system, which has struggled to maintain service after this winter’s record-setting series of snowfalls.
Virginia ex-first lady sentenced to prison for corruption
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced on Friday to 12 months and one day in prison for her federal corruption conviction for taking bribes from a businessman.
Maryland prisons official fired for joking about being groped
(Reuters) – A senior Maryland state corrections official has been fired after making comments on social media about being groped in prison by guards, a prisons spokesman said on Friday.
U.S. names Bernard Aronson as envoy to Colombia peace process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States moved on Friday to play a more direct role in Colombia’s peace talks, naming Bernard “Bernie” Aronson, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for Inter-American Affairs, as a special envoy to the process.
Blast-hit Exxon refinery recently cited for violations: California
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (This version of the Feb. 19 story has been corrected to clarify first paragraph and penultimate paragraph to reflect that the November findings were revised last month. Inserts new second paragraph to show that the violations have…
Accused in U.S. sniper’s murder faked schizophrenia: psychologist
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A psychologist testified in court on Friday that the man charged with murdering U.S. Navy sniper Chris Kyle and another man on a Texas shooting range two years ago has been faking schizophrenia and knew what he did was wrong, …
Ex-NFL star bought gas, gum shortly before alleged murder: witness
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – National Football League star Aaron Hernandez bought gasoline, gum and a cigar at a Massachusetts gas station shortly before prosecutors say he killed an associate, a clerk from the station testified on Friday.
UAW chief: Raise worker pay, keep companies competitive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams told Reuters it would be an “injustice” if workers at the Detroit Three automakers don’t get a raise in contracts this year, but he said the union must also ensure the companies remain competitive.
Michigan man pleads guilty in death of soccer referee
(Reuters) – An adult soccer player pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter for fatally injuring a referee who he punched during a weekend game in a Detroit suburb last summer.
