U.S. charges Scottish man over fake tweets that hurt stocks
(Reuters) – A Scottish man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco for posing on Twitter as influential short-selling firms and sending bogus tweets that drove down the stock prices of two companies, in an effort to profit from illeg…
Oregon utility offers help to cannabis growers after wave of outages
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon electric utility said on Thursday that residents growing light-craving marijuana plants indoors have sparked a wave of small-scale outages, prompting the company to offer expert help in setting up their home-growing…
Wyoming lawmakers eye making a pound of pot edibles a felony
(Reuters) – A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is backing a bill that would make it a felony to possess a pound or more of marijuana-laced edibles as the state grapples with the legalization of recreational pot for adults by neighboring Colorado.
Obama praises Adidas move to help schools eliminate Native American mascots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama criticized sports teams’ continued use of Native American mascots on Thursday and commended popular German sportswear company Adidas for its offer to help teams eliminate them.
Kidnapped Arizona baby goat reunited with his mother
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A weeks-old pygmy baby goat that was believed stolen from a petting zoo at the Arizona State Fair was found safe and sound on Thursday and has been reunited with his crying mother, officials said.
New York woman who aided prison escape due at restitution hearing
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – The prison worker who helped two convicted killers break out of an upstate New York prison was due in court on Friday morning for a hearing on how much restitution she will pay for repairs to broken cell walls and a steam …
U.S. holds final auction of bitcoins from Silk Road case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday held its final auction of bitcoins seized during the prosecution of the creator of Silk Road, an online black market where the virtual currency could be used to buy illegal drugs and other goods.
Boy shot dead in Chicago was targeted in gang rivalry: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A 9-year-old boy was targeted by a gang and lured to an alley where he was shot dead earlier this week in what police on Thursday called a new low in Chicago’s gang violence.
Texas man faces arrest for lying about razor in Halloween candy: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – Fort Worth police issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for a man who confessed to making a false claim that a neighbor put a razor blade in his 4-year-old son’s Halloween treat.
Black motorist beaten by Michigan ex-policeman says feared for his life
DETROIT (Reuters) – A black motorist shown in a videotape being beaten by a former suburban Detroit policeman in January during a traffic stop said on Thursday that he thought Officer William Melendez was trying to kill him.
