Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a long-term trend, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health….
Green Party U.S. election recount bid comes to a close
(Reuters) – The recount effort by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in three U.S. states came to an end on Monday, after weeks of legal wrangling yielded only one electoral review in Wisconsin that favored Republican winner Donald Trump.
U.S. Justice Department sues Virginia county for blocking mosque
(Reuters) – A Virginia county has discriminated against a Muslim congregation on religious grounds by halting the group’s plans to build a small mosque on its land, the U.S. Justice Department said in a lawsuit filed on Monday.
Jho Low family’s move to claim assets rejected by U.S. court
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge rejected on Monday a move by family members of Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho to claim assets seized by the U.S. government in its probe into the scandal-tainted 1MDB fund.
Montana will not appeal 60-day imprisonment for man who raped daughter
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Montana will not appeal a controversial 60-day jail sentence for a man who admitted to raping his 12-year-old daughter, in the latest case that has generated outrage for a sexual assault sentence that many consider to be too …
Cherokee Attorney General rules gay marriage bans unconstitutional
(Reuters) – The Cherokee Nation’s Attorney General has issued an opinion declaring bans on same-sex marriage to be in violation of their tribal constitution, documents show.
California man accused of hate crime in stabbing near mosque
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing an anti-Muslim hate crime and another was being sought by authorities after the weekend stabbing of a worshiper near a Southern California mosque, police said on Monday.
Dylann Roof made lists of South Carolina churches before attack: testimony
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Investigators searching the car of South Carolina church shooting suspect Dylann Roof last year found handwritten lists of mostly black parishes around the state, including the one attacked, jurors at his death penalty tria…
Exclusive: New York City train tunnel project could tie up traffic for three years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traffic jams could afflict New York City’s heavily traveled West Side Highway for three years as a multibillion-dollar train tunnel is built under the Hudson River, draft proposals obtained by Reuters show, feeding concern about an area already disrupted by massive real estate development.
Snow, cold to sweep across U.S. Northeast ahead of arctic blast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A snowstorm that pummeled the Midwest and left at least two dead will sweep across the U.S. Northeast on Monday, creating tough travel conditions ahead of the season’s first arctic blast, forecasters said.
