Massachusetts tops in economic evolution: Innovation Foundation index
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For 15 years, Massachusetts has been the most economically evolved U.S. state, according to an index released on Monday by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
FAA to investigate air traffic controller’s ‘kidding’ comment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic controller’s joking remark that caused a Delta jet to abort a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Police arrest suspect in deadly Phoenix church assault
(Reuters) – Phoenix police have arrested a man convicted of a violent burglary in the murder of a 29-year-old priest who was killed and his pastor badly injured during a break-in at a Catholic church last week, authorities said on Monday.
California wildfire threatens 1,000 more homes near Sequoia National Park
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California wildfire that has already destroyed three structures and blackened some three square miles of forest land near Sequoia National Park was threatening 1,000 more homes on Monday, officials said.
Regional U.S. accord signed to protect struggling Chesapeake Bay
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – An agreement to restore the struggling Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area was signed on Monday by officials that included governors from six U.S. states.
U.S. judge releases Chicago from federal hiring oversight
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday released Chicago from federal oversight of its hiring practices after finding it in “substantial compliance” with a decades-old decree to prevent illegal patronage.
New York woman’s body mistakenly donated for scientific research
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The body of a recently deceased New York woman was mistakenly released from a city morgue and donated for medical student research, city officials and a family attorney said on Monday.
Lawyers for ex-NFL star Hernandez ask judge to drop murder charge
FALL RIVER Mass. (Reuters) – Attorneys for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez on Monday called on a judge to throw out charges that the ex-tight end murdered a semiprofessional football player in June 2013, one of three homicides Hernandez is charged with…
Supreme Court rules against ‘straw buyer’ in gun case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court handed a victory to gun control advocates on Monday by upholding the conviction of a former police officer from Virginia who lied when he stated he was buying a handgun for himself when it actually was for a rel…
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, 54, dies after battle with cancer
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, one of the greatest hitters of his generation, has died at the age of 54 after a battle with cancer, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum said on Monday.
