Colorado pot campaigner seeks ‘sanctuary’ status for mountain town
NEDERLAND, Colo. (Reuters) – Surrounded by tie-dyed T-shirts and marijuana pipes at her gift shop in the Colorado mountain town of Nederland, veteran pot activist Kathleen Chippi seems an unlikely candidate to have voted no when the state legalized rec…
Ford recalls over 220,000 vehicles in North America for three issues
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is recalling more than 220,000 vehicles in North America for potential issues with door handles, vacuum pump relays and sensors.
Business group ranks U.S. near last in welcoming skilled immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States ranks near the bottom among major economies in terms of policies to allow hiring highly skilled immigrant workers, according to a study by a business lobbying group that supports relaxing immigration controls.
California police officer shot dead responding to suicide call
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A police officer was shot and killed in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Jose on Tuesday night while responding to a call about a suicidal man armed with a gun, officials said.
Atlanta-area police shoot dead wanted man driving Maserati
(Reuters) – A man was shot dead by Atlanta-area police on Tuesday after he tried to flee in a Maserati when police sought to arrest him for a probation violation, authorities said.
Wisconsin officer, bank robbery suspect killed in shootout
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin State Patrol officer and a bank robbery suspect were killed in a shootout on Tuesday evening, officials said.
Judge rules teenage girl sparked California wildfire
(Reuters) – A California judge ruled on Tuesday that a teenage girl sparked a wildfire that scorched roughly 2,000 acres (800 hectares) and destroyed some 40 structures north of San Diego last May, officials said.
Police name persons of interest in death of Colorado teen girl
DENVER (Reuters) – Utah police identified on Tuesday two people of interest in the death of a teenage Colorado girl who vanished in December and whose remains were found in a suitcase in a remote park area late last month.
Detroit mother arrested over children’s bodies in freezer
DETROIT (Reuters) – The bodies of an 11-year-old boy and a teenage girl were found in the freezer of a Detroit apartment on Tuesday and their mother was arrested as part of a homicide investigation, police said.
Gamer convention could leave Indiana over religious freedom bill
(Reuters) – A major gaming convention, Gen Con, threatened on Tuesday to move its annual event out of Indiana if Gov. Mike Pence signs into law a controversial bill that would allow private businesses to deny service to homosexuals on religious grounds…
