Donald Sterling hands over control of Clippers to wife: reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Donald Sterling, banned for life from the NBA for taped racist comments, has handed over control of the Los Angeles Clippers to his wife, according to media reports on Friday.
Tennessee reinstates electric chair as death penalty option
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Tennessee’s electric chair, last used in 2007, is now an option for executions in the state if lethal injection drugs are unavailable, following a bill that was signed by the governor on Thursday.
Arizona mother who left children in hot car allowed to visit them
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona woman accused of leaving her two young children in a hot car while she went to a job interview will be allowed to visit them while she awaits trial on child abuse charges, a judge ruled on Thursday, according to her lawye…
Liquidity builds on WTI crude diverted to E. Houston
(Reuters) – The sleepy market for sweet West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery close to East Houston’s refineries is beginning to wake up.
Exclusive: Like New Jersey, most states felt drop in April income taxes
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – New Jersey, which revealed a massive budget shortfall this week, is far from alone in feeling the pinch of lower income tax revenues in the key month of April, a Reuters analysis shows.
Firefighters keep Arizona wildfire from advancing on homes
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Crews battling a major wildfire along a scenic corridor in northern Arizona made progress in battling the wind-whipped blaze on Thursday, but thousands of residents were still on alert for possible evacuations, fire officials said.
Police seek man who shot hikers on California trail
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Investigators said Thursday they were following new leads in the robbery and shooting of two hikers at a popular Northern California trailhead that left a 69-year-old Massachusetts man dead and his 76-year-old friend in critic…
Four rabbis indicted in New Jersey on kidnapping charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four Orthodox Jewish rabbis and one of their sons were indicted on Thursday on charges of kidnapping Jewish men and violently forcing them to grant divorces to their unhappy wives, New Jersey authorities said on Thursday.
California Democrats scale back universal preschool plan, citing cost
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California Democrats on Thursday dramatically scaled back their proposal for universal pre-kindergarten under opposition from Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat who has charted a moderate fiscal course despite pressure …
San Diego airport relents, allows anti-SeaWorld ad
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego International Airport has agreed to run an animal rights group’s advertisement asking visitors to avoid SeaWorld, a major city tourist attraction that has faced criticism over shows featuring killer whales, a civil right…
