California panel proposes guidelines for legalizing marijuana
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California should set clear guidelines for legalizing marijuana to stop the pot trade being dominated by powerful interests similar to Big Tobacco, a report from a panel overseen by the state’s lieutenant governor said on Wednes…
Woman who died in Texas jail disclosed past suicide attempt: police
LISLE, Ill. (Reuters) – A black woman who was found hanging dead in her Texas jail cell after her arrest following a minor traffic violation said she had attempted to commit suicide in the past year, the county sheriff said on Wednesday.
Armed man arrested in LA where Biden was due to speak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man with a loaded handgun was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday as he tried to drive through a security checkpoint outside a business where U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was due to speak a few hours later, police said.
Group calls for federal probe of Confederate flag supporter’s death
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – The Sons of Confederate Veterans asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to look into a car crash in Mississippi that killed an outspoken African-American defender of the Confederate flag.
New York moves to raise state minimum wage to $15 for fast-food workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York moved on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 in New York City and by mid-2021 in the rest of the state.
California police rescue woman forced to live in closet for year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Nicaraguan woman who was held captive in a closet for about a year, suffering daily physical and sexual abuse, has been rescued and two suspects arrested, police in the San Francisco Bay Area community of Richmond said.
Counselors being indicted for spanking troubled youths in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – Eight former youth workers were being indicted on charges they routinely spanked young men in custody last year at a Boston residential facility to punish them, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Life or death for Colorado movie gunman? Trial enters new phase
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Jurors deciding whether Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes should be executed began the punishment phase of his trial on Wednesday, considering aggravating factors including his murder of a six-year-old girl.
University of California to raise worker minimum wage to $15
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California said on Wednesday it will raise the minimum wage for its workforce to $15 an hour by 2017, mirroring similar actions in several of the state’s biggest cities and becoming the first public system of…
Washington Post takes case of jailed Tehran reporter to the U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post stepped up a campaign for the release of its jailed reporter in Iran, Jason Rezaian, on Wednesday, appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council to help secure his release after a year of what it called “arbitrar…
