Ohio sues Toledo over marijuana decriminalization ordinance
(Reuters) – The state of Ohio sued the city of Toledo on Tuesday to overturn parts of its new marijuana decriminalization law, alleging it will encourage drug cartels to set up distribution operations in the city.
Michigan providing water filters in Flint after high lead readings
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan on Tuesday began distributing free water filters to residents of Flint, a week after confirming that some children had elevated levels of lead in their blood since the city began taking water from a nearby river.
Police rescue Kentucky store owner from large python
(Reuters) – The owner of a Kentucky reptile store had to be rescued by police after a 20-foot-long (6-meter) python weighing up to 125 pounds (57 kg) wrapped around him, authorities said.
Fourteen dead as South Carolina gripped by historic flooding
(Reuters) – South Carolina grappled with the damage wrought by record rainfall, as the death toll from widespread flooding rose to 14 on Tuesday and residents braced for more evacuations in areas near swollen waterways and dams across the state.
Jihadist threat posted online against Navy SEAL from bin Laden mission
(Reuters) – A supporter of Islamic State militants has issued a threat against Fox News contributor Rob O’Neill, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden, and also posted the ex-commando’s purported home address …
Florida man accused of secretly selling MLB pitcher’s boat, keeping money
(Reuters) – A former personal assistant for Bronson Arroyo secretly sold the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher’s yacht and kept the money, authorities in Florida said on Tuesday.
Nevada agrees to pay San Francisco $400,000 over patient dumping
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nevada has agreed to pay the city of San Francisco $400,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that the state bused patients, many of them poor and mentally ill, from a Las Vegas hospital to the Bay Area without plans for their care…
U.S. justices weigh Baltimore cop’s kickback conspiracy appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether federal prosecutors overstepped their authority when they charged a Baltimore police officer with conspiracy to extort for his role in a kickback scheme involving an auto repai…
Passengers injured in Vermont Amtrak crash out of hospital: governor
(Reuters) – Seven people injured when an Amtrak train derailed in northern Vermont on Monday have been released from area hospitals, the state’s governor said on Tuesday.
Amtrak says to suspend national rail service without safety extension: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak has told U.S. lawmakers that it will suspend service on its national network in mid-December unless Congress extends a Dec. 31 deadline for implementing advanced safety technology, according to an Oct. 5 letter from Amtrak…
