Former Ron Paul campaigners charged in payments to state senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three men who worked on the 2012 presidential campaign of former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul were charged on Wednesday with concealing payments to an Iowa state senator who switched his endorsement to Paul.
Poll shows Eleanor Roosevelt a favorite for the new $10 bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than one in four Americans are hoping the soon-to-be redesigned $10 bill will feature Eleanor Roosevelt, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday.
Four children die in central Missouri condominium fire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Four children between the ages of 2 and 5 died late on Tuesday when a fire swept through a condominium building in the central Missouri town of Osage Beach, fire officials said on Wednesday.
Massachusetts marijuana groups seek pot legalization vote
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two marijuana advocacy groups on Wednesday are set to submit proposed ballot initiatives that would allow Massachusetts voters to decide whether to legalize recreational pot smoking in the state.
Christmas tree factor in Maryland mansion fire that killed six
(Reuters) – A Maryland mansion fire that killed four children and two adults in January was caused by an electrical outlet that ignited a dry Christmas tree, investigators said on Wednesday.
Agreement reached on treatment of Los Angeles County jail inmates
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and Los Angeles County officials have reached an agreement on measures to improve conditions in the county’s jail system, federal officials said in a statement on Wednesday.
Florida home of dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion vandalized
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Vandals spray-painted “lion killer” on a tony Florida vacation home that is owned by an American dentist who killed Zimbabwe’s best-known lion, authorities said on Wednesday.
Florida triple murder may have been ritualistic killing: police
(Reuters) – A Florida woman and her two adult sons were killed in their Pensacola home in what investigators believe was a ritualistic murder linked to last week’s “blue moon,” police said on Tuesday.
Two elite U.S. airmen die after parachute training accident
(Reuters) – Two elite U.S. airmen who served in combat zones around the world died from injuries sustained during a parachuting accident in Florida, the military said on Tuesday.
Northern California wildfire grows further after jumping highway
(Reuters) – California’s biggest and fiercest wildfire of the year grew larger as it raged for a seventh day through drought-parched land north of Napa Valley wine country after jumping a highway that authorities hoped would slow its advance.
