California Governor appoints lawmaker to university board in time for key vote
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed a top lawmaker to the board overseeing the massive University of California system, days before the panel is scheduled to vote on a tuition hike opposed by Brown.
Hagel seeks to reassure U.S. troops about safety of Ebola mission
FORT CAMPBELL Ky. (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sought on Monday to reassure soldiers training for the fight against Ebola in Liberia that their mission was a legitimate use of the military and the Pentagon was taking every step to ensure t…
California Chinook salmon fall run slowed amid warm weather, drought
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The annual fall migration of Chinook salmon has been delayed by warmer water temperatures and slow-flowing streams in parts of California as the state’s three-year drought drags on, hatchery officials said Monday.
Minnesotan who lived on yacht and collected welfare pleads guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man who collected food stamps and other public assistance while living on a yacht with his wife pleaded guilty on Monday to two felony charges, prosecutors said.
Man killed when car plows into care home in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man who may have been trying to commit suicide slammed his car into a group care home, killing one of the residents inside, and will be booked on suspicion of murder, police said on Monday.
U.S. court rejects Maine’s effort to trim Medicaid rolls
BRUNSWICK Maine (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Maine’s effort to trim some young people from its Medicaid rolls, saying the move would violate the Affordable Care Act.
Pilot in Pennsylvania admits cargo was pot, not hot water tanks
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A pilot who initially claimed his small plane’s cargo was hot water tanks has admitted it was actually 252 pounds of marijuana, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pennsylvania said on Monday.
Truck driver’s negligence blamed for Washington bridge collapse
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state bridge collapse that sent two cars tumbling into a frigid river last year was primarily the result of negligence on the part of a commercial truck driver who should have known his rig was too tall to clear the spa…
Lawsuit filed against DuPont over deaths at Texas plant
LA PORTE Texas (Reuters) – A prominent Texas trial lawyer said he filed a lawsuit against DuPont and Co on Monday on behalf of a woman whose mother was one of four people killed in an accident on Saturday at the company’s La Porte, Texas chemical plant…
Boy Scouts find human remains while hiking in Arizona
(Reuters) – A Boy Scout troop from Utah discovered a skull and other human skeletal remains while hiking in Arizona and the local sheriff’s office is investigating, authorities said on Monday.
