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.
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.
