Rhode Island lawmakers push to legalize marijuana, following Massachusetts
(Reuters) – A pair of lawmakers want to make Rhode Island the ninth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than with a ballot initiative, they said on Tuesday.
Judge to weigh citizen’s ‘Bridgegate’ complaint against New Jersey’s Christie
(Reuters) – A New Jersey judge plans to decide by Friday whether to dismiss a citizen’s criminal complaint accusing Governor Chris Christie of a role in the “Bridgegate” lane-closure scandal.
Trump taps well of protest with calls for more drilling in national parks
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump aims to open up federal lands to more energy development, tapping into a long-running and contentious debate over how best to manage America’s remaining wilderness.
Jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for South Carolina church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – White supremacist Dylann Roof deserves to die for the hate-fueled killings of nine black churchgoers at a Bible study meeting in a Charleston, South Carolina, a U.S. jury said on Tuesday after deliberating for less than thr…
Enbridge may face tough legal battle to keep 60-year-old pipeline running
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc may be set for a bruising legal battle in Wisconsin after a Native American tribe voted against renewing land use agreements on a major crude oil pipeline, potentially shutting down a conduit that has been in o…
In fight between casino moguls, a spotlight on the FBI
(Reuters) – In April 2015, a sworn statement submitted in a Nevada lawsuit between rival casino moguls Steve Wynn and Japan’s Kazuo Okada contained an unusual assertion. Its author said Wynn’s head of security had asked to meet him in Japan and then pe…
Textron recalls 1,100 off-road utility vehicles to fix seat belts
(Reuters) – Textron Inc is voluntarily recalling about 1,100 Bad Boy off-road utility vehicles to install seat belts to prevent occupants being injured or killed in an accident, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
U.S. Border Patrol recruits: wild horses, tamed by prisoners
FLORENCE, Arizona (Reuters) – Long before the desert sun has had a chance to heat the dusty prison yard, some 20 inmates at an Arizona state prison begin quietly tending horses.
Blizzard conditions, floods sweep parts of California, Nevada
(Reuters) – An atmospheric river of moisture swept parts of California and Nevada on Tuesday with another bout of heavy rains and snow, swelling streams to flood stage and piling up wind-blown snow drifts several feet high in the mountains.
U.S. police say black killings, protests raised tensions: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three quarters of American police officers said their interactions with black people have become more tense following police killings of unarmed black men and waves of protests that followed, according to a survey published on Wedn…
