Massachusetts marijuana ballot initiative support grows: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Some 55 percent of likely Massachusetts voters are leaning toward voting to legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults in a ballot initiative next month, more than supported the idea a month ago, according to a poll released on…
Four wounded in shooting outside San Francisco school
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police and school officials said four people were wounded, one critically, in a shooting that erupted at a San Francisco high school parking lot after school had been let out for the day.
Man dies exploding ‘pipe bomb’ at California health clinic: media
(Reuters) – A man in a wheelchair died on Tuesday when he detonated what appeared to be a pipe bomb at a health clinic in Oakland, California, TV stations reported on Tuesday, citing police.
Oregon militants cast by defense as victims of corrupt government
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The six men and a woman charged with conspiracy in seizing a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon were staging a legitimate protest manipulated by the government through informants who infiltrated the group, a defense lawyer argued…
Fiat Chrysler recalls vehicles in the U.S., Canada and Mexico
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said it is recalling about 74,833 vehicles in the United States to replace the alternators because of a problem that could result in engine stall or a vehicle fire.
U.S. extradites businessman accused of drug ties to Mexico
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday extradited to Mexico a businessman accused of working with drug cartels after $205 million in cash was found at his Mexico City home, ending a years-long legal battle.
Ex-sports marketing executive to plead guilty in FIFA bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former sports marketing executive who was arrested last year in a U.S. corruption probe involving soccer’s global governing body FIFA is scheduled to plead guilty on Thursday, according to a court filing.
U.S. judge signals likely approval of VW diesel buyback settlement
(Reuters) – A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday said he was “strongly inclined” to approve a record-setting $10.033 billion proposed buyback and compensation offer from Volkswagen AG for 475,000 owners of polluting 2.0-liter diesel vehicles.
Massachusetts latest to bar Wells Fargo as underwriter
(Reuters) – The state of Massachusetts will stop using Wells Fargo & Co as a bond underwriter for a year, joining a growing list of state and local governments to suspend business with the bank after revelations it opened millions of unauthorized accounts.
Colorado clinic gunman says being drugged against his will
DENVER (Reuters) – A gunman deemed mentally unfit to stand trial for killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last year said in a courtroom outburst on Tuesday that he is being “forcibly” drugged at a state hospital.
