Police seek road rage killer of 4-year-old New Mexico girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Albuquerque police appealed on Wednesday for the public’s help in finding a gunman who killed a four-year-old girl during a road rage incident a day earlier in New Mexico’s biggest city.
Majority of Americans continues to favor legal marijuana use: Gallup
CHICAGO (Reuters) – For a third straight year, a majority of Americans has expressed support for making marijuana use legal, with younger people, Democrats and political independents most likely to favor legalization, a Gallup poll released on Wednesda…
Mississippi city sued over jailing of poor who miss court payments
(Reuters) – Poor people are being illegally arrested and jailed in Biloxi, Mississippi, because they cannot afford to pay court fines and fees sought by the city to generate revenue, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a federal lawsuit filed on…
Two Ohio teen girls fatally shot, man charged with murder
(Reuters) – A man shot and killed two teenage girls and wounded a teenage boy early on Wednesday in the backyard of a home near Cincinnati, Ohio, and was taken into custody, police said.
Iowa taxidermist sentenced to 27 months for illegal rhino horn trade
(Reuters) – An Iowa taxidermist pleaded guilty to buying and selling black rhino horns in violation of U.S. laws protecting endangered species has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, court records show.
Washington governor overturns plan to expand cougar hunting
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington’s governor has overturned a decision by wildlife managers to expand cougar hunting in the Pacific Northwest state, siding with animal rights advocates seeking to protect the solitary felines.
Obama to target nation’s heroin problem on West Virginia trip
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention to the growing U.S. heroin problem on Wednesday on a trip to West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest drug overdose death rate.
Police responding to reported suspicious substance near Congress: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol Police are responding to reports of a suspicious substance at one entrance of the Cannon congressional building, the ABC News affiliate in Washington reported on Wednesday.
‘Escape rooms’ challenge Americans with puzzling adventures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dental lab technician Jon Choi and his friends celebrated his birthday this month under pressure: they were locked together in a small “escape room” and had to solve a series of puzzles to achieve their freedom within 60 minutes….
NY federal prosecutor probes daily fantasy sports business: WSJ
(Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether the business model behind daily fantasy sports companies such as DraftKings Inc and FanDuel Inc violates federal law, the Wall Street Journal reported.
