Pot backers oppose U.S. bill banning legal marijuana in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marijuana advocates on Wednesday urged Congress not to use a spending bill to overturn a local referendum that overwhelmingly backed legalizing pot in the District of Columbia.
Boater rescued south of Hawaii after 12 days adrift
(Reuters) – The Navy rescued a boater who had been adrift for 12 days off the coast of Hawaii, the Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
Smoking out Texas is full-time job for first U.S. barbecue critic
BUFFALO GAP, Texas, (Reuters) – In Texas, with its long traditions when it comes to cooking meat, it seemed inevitable that an arbiter of barbecue like Daniel Vaughn would emerge. The question is why did it take so long?
New Mexico slaps federal energy agency with $54 million in fines
(Reuters) – (This December 6 story was corrected in second paragraph to fix location of Los Alamos laboratory)
U.S. court reverses fund managers’ insider trading convictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court dealt federal prosecutors a blow in their crackdown on insider trading on Wall Street on Wednesday, overturning the convictions of two former hedge fund managers charged with making illegal trades in technology…
Dr. Phil’s startup launches video visits with U.S. therapists
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Doctor On Demand is the latest Silicon Valley startup to bet that people will turn to mobile devices for confidential counseling.
Two die in Dallas fire at senior apartment complex: reports
(Reuters) – Two people died and three were injured on Wednesday in an large, early morning fire at an assisted-living apartment complex for senior citizens in Dallas, Texas, local media reported.
Missouri executes man convicted of killing former neighbor
ATLANTA/KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri early on Wednesday executed a man convicted of the 1998 killing of an elderly former neighbor, state officials said, the second inmate put to death in the United States within hours.
U.S. couple formerly held in Qatar sues husband’s ex-employer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American couple convicted and later cleared in the death of their adopted African-born daughter in Qatar has sued the husband’s former employer, saying the engineering company essentially abandoned them after they were arrest…
U.S. test-tube births underreported by states, study finds
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The number of test-tube babies born each year in the United States is underreported by states, a new federal study found on Wednesday, complicating efforts by researchers to understand the risks associated with pregnancies resulting…
