Home hash oil extraction is illegal: Colorado Attorney General
(Reuters) – Colorado’s Attorney General on Tuesday said the state’s landmark marijuana legalization law does not allow people to extract the drug’s potent hash oil from plants in their home.
Police kill Pennsylvania man as he tried to run down officers
(Reuters) – Police in Pennsylvania shot and killed a man on Tuesday who tried to use his car to run over officers as they attempted to arrest him on charges of making online terroristic threats against law enforcement, officials said.
Penny for her thoughts: Puppy heads home after 2,400-mile U.S. road trip
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A puppy called Penny could be reunited with her worry-stricken U.S. owners by week’s end after she went on a nearly 2,400-mile road trip that took her to an Iowa truck stop and a Pennsylvania pet hospital, her family said on Tuesday…
Wolf killed in Utah may have been famed Grand Canyon wanderer
(Reuters) – A gray wolf killed by a Utah hunter may have been “Echo,” a female who attracted national attention after wandering through several states to become the first of the protected animals seen at Arizona’s Grand Canyon in 70 years, officials sa…
Accused gang member charged with shooting at L.A. police officers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An accused gang member was charged on Tuesday with firing on two Los Angeles police officers in their squad car, an incident that followed the fatal shooting of two policemen in New York and prompted the LAPD to issue a citywide…
Tensions remain after New York City mayor meets police unions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police union leaders said their grievances with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained unresolved after meeting with him on Tuesday, 10 days after they said he was partly to blame for a gunman’s deadly attack on two policemen….
Father of four boys found in squalid Denver home gets prison
DENVER (Reuters) – A father of four malnourished boys found living amid squalor inside a Denver home and unable to speak except by grunts was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison, prosecutors said.
Fees, expenses for Detroit bankruptcy hit nearly $178 million
(Reuters) – Detroit’s historic bankruptcy, which officially ended earlier this month, cost the city nearly $178 million in fees and expenses for teams of lawyers and consultants, according to a city court filing on Tuesday.
Tensions remain after New York City mayor meets police unions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police union leaders said their grievances with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained unresolved after meeting with him on Tuesday, 10 days after they said he was partly to blame for a gunman’s deadly attack on two policemen….
Wall collapse at Chicago Morton Salt facility sends salt spilling
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A wall of the Morton Salt building on Chicago’s North Side collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, spilling hundreds of pounds of salt onto cars of an adjacent Acura dealership.
