California governor challenges GOP candidates on climate change
(Reuters) – Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday sent a letter to all Republican presidential candidates pressing them to discuss their plans to deal with climate change.
Iowa man to plead guilty to online threats against Boston mosque
BOSTON (Reuters) – An Iowa man arrested in June and charged with threatening to shoot and kill Muslims at a Boston mosque plans to plead guilty, according to court papers.
Two men charged with running meth lab in a Taco Bell in Iowa
(Reuters) – Two men have been charged with making methamphetamine in a lab inside a Taco Bell restaurant in eastern Iowa, authorities said on Wednesday.
Victims of attacks sue U.S. to keep Iran sanctions in place
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twenty U.S. citizens who won more than $1.5 billion in court judgments against Iran for its support of militant attacks sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to try and prevent it from lifting sanctions on Tehran under an internati…
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.
