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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who alleges he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in Florida was shot again, this time outside a Connecticut nightclub, where he then opened fire, police said Monday. Alexander Bradley was part of a disturbance involving money Sunday that spilled outside of the Vevo Lounge Bar & Grill in Hartford's South Meadows neighborhood, police Lt. Brian Foley said.

Rodolfo Hernandez, who received the Medal of Honor for rushing into heavy fire while wounded and armed with only an inoperable rifle and bayonet and then killing six enemy soldiers during the Korean War, died on Saturday in Fayetteville, N.C. He was 82. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced his death on its website. Mr. Hernandez was an Army corporal trying to hold a hill in May 1951 when his platoon was overwhelmed by attackers accompanied by heavy mortar, artillery and machine gun fire.

Honduras' electoral commission has officially declared the conservative governing party candidate winner of Sunday's presidential poll. "Today's figures indicate clearly that the winner of the election is Juan Orlando Hernandez," said the commission's president David Matamoros. Mr Hernandez has won 35.88% of the vote, according to AFP news agency. His main rival, the left-wing candidate Xiomara Castro, has won 29% with 81.5% of polling stations tallied. Mr Matamoros earlier said the final result would be known in the next few days, but he called on all candidates to support the new government. Second-placed Ms Castro said she was robbed of...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance to help former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez collect an $82,000 workout bonus. The union says it has a responsibility to protect the rights in the collective bargaining agreement for all players. Hernandez's contract provides for him to receive that amount if he participated in the team's workouts from April to June.

Aaron Hernandez is jonesin' for the Internet ... according to a new letter he wrote to a fan.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has written a letter to a fan from inside his jail cell, and a copy has been obtained by TMZ.

It was bad enough the robbers pushed Joanna Hernandez and her friend against a wall, pointing a knife at her and holding a gun to her friend's head. "I think what bothered me the most was afterward they said, ‘We’re sorry we had to put you through this,' " said Hernandez, 21. "I did not accept their apology."

In response to the criticism arising from the Aaron Hernandez case, the NFL is considering a change that, in our view, ultimately will have no impact on the decision of teams to take chances on players with questionable backgrounds

Tim Tebow tried to stop Aaron Hernandez from getting into a violent bar fight in 2007 while both were football players at the University of Florida, according to Gainesville police records.

BOSTON (CBS) – ­A silver SUV was towed from Aaron Hernandez’s uncle’s home in Bristol, Connecticut Friday night. Investigators, including Boston Police, were at the house in Bristol searching all night.A tow truck from Mattapan towed away the Toyota 4-Runner with Rhode Island plates that was parked in the home’s garage. Because Boston Police are involved, it’s possible the vehicle could be linked to their investigation into an unsolved double murder.The mystery surrounding Aaron Hernandez’s involvement in the unsolved crime deepens.  But Boston Police appear to be breathing new life into the case – which could provide a possible motive...

A third man was in custody Friday in Florida in an expanding murder investigation swirling around Aaron Hernandez, the star NFL tight end accused of orchestrating the shooting death of a friend. Ernest Wallace, 41, known as “Fish,” turned himself in in the Miami suburb of Miramar, police said. Massachusetts police had said they were seeking him as an accessory after murder, and that he was considered armed and dangerous. They were on their way to Florida to pick him up, NBC affiliate WHDH in Boston reported. Hernandez, an All-Pro who was released by the New England Patriots after his...

An investigation into crime within the NFL has revealed that 27 top-flight players have been arrested since the Super Bowl - including two on suspicion of murder. On Wednesday, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd in a case that has shaken the world of American Football.

Don't know if I need to apologize for this vanity but I do nevertheless.The issue...Alex Fernandez,late of the New England Patriots,is suspected of three murders now.Given that he's worth some big $$$ and there's the possibility of him having unlawfully killed one or more persons can the family of any of those victims file an immediate civil lawsuit for millions,put a lien on his assets/income until the suits are resolved,which would deny him access to his funds for the use to pay defense lawyers? Just curious.Too much free time,I guess.

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez drove his friend to a remote spot in an industrial park in the dead of night and — still fuming from a fight at a nightclub three nights earlier — "orchestrated his execution," prosecutors alleged in a Massachusetts court Wednesday. Hernandez pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and five firearms charges, including possessing a large-capacity firearm, more than a week after the body of Odin Lloyd, 27, was found near his Massachusetts home. A judge ordered him held without bail. Hernandez "drove the victim to the remote spot, and he then orchestrated...

(CNN) -- [Breaking News 12:50 p.m.] Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is now being investigated in connection with a double murder in Boston's South End in July 2012, a law enforcement source close to the investigation told CNN. [Previous Story] Aaron Hernandez back in court Thursday (CNN) -- Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, charged with the murder of a Massachusetts man, will be back in a courtroom Thursday for a bail hearing. Hernandez will appear at Fall River, Massachusetts, Superior Court at 2 p.m. to appeal a judge's decision to hold him without bail,...

Aaron Hernandez, the former star New England Patriot tight end who has been at the center of a police investigation since a body was found near his Massachusetts home, was charged Wednesday with the murder of a semi-professional football player. Hernandez, who reportedly pleaded not guilty to six charges that included murder and other weapons charges, did not react inside the Attleboro District courtroom, which was filled with journalists, victim family members and court officers. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/26/former-new-england-patriot-aaron-hernandez-charged-with-murder/#ixzz2XM69ALAh

American football player Aaron Hernandez has been taken from his home in handcuffs after a Boston semi-pro football player was found dead in an industrial park a mile from his house. Family members say the dead man, 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, was dating a woman whose sister is Hernandez's fiancee. Officials ruled the death a homicide but did not say how Lloyd died. It's unclear why Hernandez, who plays for the New England Patriots, was being taken into custody Wednesday morning and put into the back of a marked police car. State police have searched in and around Hernandez's home in...

BOSTON — More than a dozen State Police investigators swarmed the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Saturday in connection with the death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. A dozen police cars were pulled up to the football player’s home in North Attleboro just before 2 p.m. Members of the K-9 and State Police Crime Lab units were seen going into the home, while others remained outside. The large group of media staking out the scene was being kept back from the property. Reporters on scene said it appeared police were executing a search warrant....

In last night’s Athletics-Indians game, the A’s trailed by one run with two outs in the ninth inning. Up came shortstop Adam Rosales to face Indians closer Chris Perez. On a 1-1 pitch, Rosales blasted a 93 mile per hour fastball to left center field for a game tying home run. Only the umps didn’t see it that way. They ruled the ball had hit the outfield wall, giving Rosales a double. After a brief protest from A’s manager Bob Melvin, the umpire crew headed for the replay room to make sure of their call. Replays definitively showed the ball...

The East Bay Municipal Water District captures water from the Sierra snowpack in reservoirs on the Mokelumne River and sends it via sealed pipeline 90 miles to customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, saying it "assures that all customers get high-quality drinking water ..." One wonders, however, whether the East Bay's water is contaminated by a germ that compels its politicians to misbehave. While there's a long history of aberrant behavior in the region, it's been particularly evident recently. Within a few months, East Bay politicians were arrested on a shoplifting charge (Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi), resigned after becoming involved...