After Ohio defeat, pot legalization backers aim for better luck in 2016
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Opponents of a voter initiative that would have legalized marijuana in Ohio celebrated their crushing victory on Wednesday as advocates of legalization said they see a better chance for victory in five other states next year.
Oklahoma woman charged with murder, assault in homecoming crash
(Reuters) – A woman suspected of driving her car into a homecoming parade crowd at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater was formally charged on Wednesday with second-degree murder and assault in the incident that killed four people and injured dozen…
Most black millennials know victim of police violence, harassment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of black millennials have either experienced police violence or harassment, or know someone who has, but they are more optimistic about the possibility of political change than their non-black peers, a study said on …
U.S. Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, companies embroiled in contro…
Big-ticket bond issues passed by Texas voters
(Reuters) – Some of the biggest bond referendums on the ballot in local U.S. elections on Tuesday won voter approval, particularly in Texas, according to unofficial results and local media reports on Wednesday.
Ex-U.S. State Department official gets 32 months for voyeurism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. State Department counterterrorism official was sentenced on Wednesday to 32 months in prison for surreptitiously filming women in their Washington homes, prosecutors said.
Teen can face trial on murder charge: Massachusetts judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday ruled that a teenager accused of murdering a teacher at his high school is competent to stand trial, despite arguments from his attorneys that the 16-year-old defendant had shown signs of mental dis…
Sugar, corn syrup face off over ‘natural’ claims in U.S. lawsuit
(Reuters) – Big sugar processors are set to take on major corn refiners including Archer Daniels Midland Co and Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] before a U.S. jury on Wednesday in a billion-dollar lawsuit that could shape how consumers view two bitter foes in the…
Buffett’s BNSF helped lead fight to delay train safety technology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia in May, killing eight people and injuring scores more, the railroad industry’s campaign to delay a Dec. 31 deadline to install technology to prevent such disasters appeared …
U.S. judge rejects student loan claims in Libor litigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. judge overseeing private litigation accusing global banks of manipulating the Libor interest rate benchmark has dismissed class-action claims by borrowers who alleged that their student loans were “unconscionable” because …
