Police say man dies after pepper sprayed during arrest in Alabama
(Reuters) – A man in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died after officers used pepper spray to subdue him when he resisted arrest, police said on Saturday.
NAACP votes to end boycott of South Carolina over Confederate flag
(Reuters) – The national board of directors of the prominent civil rights group, the NAACP, voted on Saturday to end its 15-year boycott of South Carolina prompted by the display of the Confederate battle flag on state capitol grounds.
Massachusetts prosecutor to charge bomber Tsarnaev with murder
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts district attorney plans to bring state murder charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been sentenced to death in a federal trial for a deadly bomb attack on the 2013 Boston Marathon, her office said on Saturday.
Washington state gets $65 million in first-year taxes from marijuana
(Reuters) – Washington state took in $65 million in tax revenue from the recreational marijuana market during the first 12 months since it became legal to produce and sell, according to data released by state regulators this week.
Two arrested in shooting of volunteer policeman near Arizona marijuana farm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men were arrested in Arizona after a 70-year-old volunteer police officer came under heavy fire outside a marijuana farm during a routine traffic violation inquiry on Thursday evening,
Apparent explosion injures woman on Rhode Island beach: officials
(Reuters) – A woman was injured on Saturday in an apparent explosion at a busy beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, emergency officials said.
Obama creates national monuments in California, Texas, Nevada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday created three new U.S. national monuments in Texas, Nevada and California spanning more than a million acres (400,000 hectares) in a move he said helps preserve America’s beauty but that Republica…
Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal government could find more cyber intrusions as it takes a close look at its sprawling and sometimes creaky systems in the wake of massive hacks, the nation’s chief information officer told Reuters.
The Trump backlash: Latino consumers wield new clout
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – When Donald Trump described Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug smugglers last month, Latinos took to social media to express their outrage and urge businesses to sever ties with the billionaire presidential candidate.
Judge in drought-hit California blocks water cut orders for some farmers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California regulators violated the rights of some farmers by demanding mandatory water cutbacks without giving them a prior hearing, a state judge ruled on Friday.
