Legal haze: D.C. pot users face questions as deadline expires this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marijuana advocates’ hopes that the U.S. capital would easily follow in the footsteps of Denver or Seattle in clearing the way for lawful pot use are set to go up in smoke this week.
Georgia sheriff and deputy wounded, three others dead in shooting
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former police officer shot and injured a Georgia county sheriff and his deputy after they responded to a domestic dispute in which three people died, a law enforcement official said on Monday.
Pennsylvania toddler killed in dog attack, police say
(Reuters) – A toddler was killed in a fatal attack by a family’s dog in a Pittsburgh suburb, police said on Monday.
No injuries reported after Connecticut bank incident: police
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – No one was injured in a Monday incident that prompted police in New Britain, Connecticut, to surround a credit union and close a stretch of highway, police said.
U.S. government urges Congress to update fast-track trade authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ top trade official urged lawmakers on Monday to update legislation streamlining the passage of trade deals through Congress to reflect the new global economy.
Connecticut police plan more arrests after cockfight bust
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Police in Connecticut plan to arrest nearly 70 more people after netting 40 suspects in a weekend raid on a cockfighting ring, state police officials said on Monday.
Cleanup continues after derailed CSX train spills oil; drinking water safe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A cleanup was continuing in the Kanawha River in West Virginia on Sunday after an oil spill last week following the derailment of a CSX Corp train, though drinking water was not affected, the company and federal officials said.
GM gets 33 more claims for faulty ignition switch compensation
(Reuters) – General Motors Co received another 33 claims for compensation for ignition switch defects in its cars in the past week, bringing the total to 4,345, according to the administrator of the company’s compensation program.
Four dead, one seriously injured in Texas shooting
(Reuters) – Four people were dead and one woman was in serious condition on Monday after gunfire erupted at two homes in Killeen, Texas, according to local police.
Texas trial for ‘American Sniper’ halted due to ice storm
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas trial of a man charged with fatally shooting former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the blockbuster movie “American Sniper, was halted on Monday due to an ice storm.
