California bill banning child vaccine exemptions moves ahead
(Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed forward a bill that would ban parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason to let their school-going children remain unvaccinated.
Fire guts Seattle’s first legal marijuana growing operation
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A fire tore through Seattle’s first legal commercial marijuana growing operation on Wednesday, destroying thousands of plants and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, fire officials and the owner said.
Obama calls for end to conversion therapy for LGBT youth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called on Wednesday for an end to psychiatric therapies that seek to change the sexual orientation of gay, lesbian and transgender youth, the White House said.
Former fugitive treasure hunter pleads guilty to contempt in Ohio
(Reuters) – A former fugitive treasure hunter and his girlfriend who were captured in January in Florida after evading authorities for years pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal contempt in U.S. District Court in Ohio, prosecutors said.
Family of mentally ill Florida man releases videos of police shooting
MIAMI (Reuters) – New videos showing a mentally ill Florida man being shot dead by police call into question a Miami area department’s explanation of the shooting, said attorneys for the victim’s family who released the footage on Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court deals setback to Florida tobacco plaintiffs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruling on Wednesday could make it more difficult for smokers suing tobacco companies in Florida to prove claims that cigarettes are dangerous and that tobacco companies were negligent.
Tsarnaev convicted in Boston bombing, may face death sentence
BOSTON (Reuters) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on Wednesday of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264 others, and the jury will now decide whether to sentence him to death.
Oklahoma set to join Kansas in banning flashpoint abortion procedure
(Reuters) – The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday passed a ban on the main procedure used for second trimester abortions, a day after neighboring Kansas became the first state to ban the practice that its critics call “dismemberment abortions.”
U.S. deports ex-El Salvador defense minister accused of torture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday deported Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, El Salvador’s former defense minister, accused of involvement in torture and killings 30 years ago during the Central American country’s bloody civil war, U.S…
Arab Bank fails to void U.S. liability verdict over Hamas attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Arab Bank Plc’s bid to overturn a jury verdict finding it liable for knowingly supporting terrorism efforts related to a series of attacks in the Middle East.
