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.
City of Miami sues JPMorgan, claims mortgage discrimination
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The city of Miami has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co, accusing the bank of predatory mortgage lending in minority neighborhoods that allegedly caused a wave of foreclosures during the last decade’s housing crisis.
Houston police arrest woman for hit-and-run that killed three
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A 23-year-old woman has been charged with four counts of failure to stop and render aid for causing a weekend traffic accident in Houston that killed three people, believed to be teenage siblings, police said on Monday.
Former Washington Mayor Barry, once busted for crack, out with memoir
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, whose conviction for cocaine possession overshadowed his legacy as a civil rights crusader, is out with an autobiography that aims to tell his story.
Support for Massachusetts health law unscathed by website woes: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Public support for Massachusetts’ 2006 healthcare law has remained above 60 percent despite a rocky rollout of the state’s new health insurance website, according to a poll from The Boston Globe and The Harvard School of Public Health.
Missing Potomac kayaker who triggered search turns up safe at home
(Reuters) – A kayaker who had been presumed missing on the Potomac River turned up safe at home after triggering a lengthy search by boats, a helicopter and scores of rescuers, Maryland police said.
U.S. Army begins probe into former POW Bergdahl’s disappearance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it had begun an investigation into the 2009 disappearance in Afghanistan of Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier freed last month after five years in Taliban captivity.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal over school graduation in church
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand an appeals court ruling that a Wisconsin school district could not hold graduation ceremonies in a church auditorium because of concerns about the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on gove…
