Washington, DC lawmakers finalize ban on public pot smoking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington, D.C.’s city council on Tuesday permanently banned the smoking of marijuana in public or in clubs, a spokeswoman for Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said, voting 7-6 for a second time to approve the prohibition. The co…
North Carolina business leaders demand repeal of transgender law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina business leaders on Tuesday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses as opponents cancel jobs and events over concerns that it discriminates against gay and transgend…
U.S. justices weigh federal fraud claim over woman’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with the question of when federal contractors can be sued for defrauding the government in a case involving a 19-year-old Massachusetts woman who suffered a fatal 2009 seizure at a ment…
Utah declares pornography a public health hazard
(Reuters) – Utah on Tuesday declared pornography a public health hazard and mandated that computer technicians who find child pornography on a computer to report it to law enforcement authorities in Republican-backed moves supported by the Mormon Churc…
St. Louis prosecutor still probing black teen’s fatal shooting by police
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – The St. Louis prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday its investigation into the fatal shooting last summer of an 18-year-old black man by police remains open and no decision has been made on whether to charge the officers involved.
Four killed in apparent murder-suicide outside of Houston
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two children, both under 10, and two adults were found dead in a Houston-area home on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide, a local sheriff’s office said.
Apple refused China request for source code in last two years: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code but refused to do so, the company’s top lawyer told U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday.
Temp workers at small Ohio auto supplier plant join UAW: union
(Reuters) – Detroit Chassis, a company that supplies axles to Ford Motor Co, agreed to let temporary workers at an Ohio plant join the United Auto Workers union after they threatened a strike that could have hit production of large Ford pickup trucks a…
U.S. judge dismisses a proposed class action over tainted Flint water
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Michigan on Tuesday dismissed one of several proposed class actions by residents of Flint against Governor Rick Snyder and other state and local officials over contamination of the city’s water supply.
Clinton aides traveling to Puerto Rico for Zika meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is dispatching two top aides to Puerto Rico this weekend for a fact-finding trip to learn more about the Zika virus, her campaign said on Tuesday.
