Neighboring states challenge Colorado pot laws in top U.S. court
DENVER (Reuters) – Nebraska and Oklahoma challenged neighboring Colorado’s recreational marijuana laws in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday amid complaints its pot was seeping across their borders, and Colorado vowed to defend its laws.
Obama to set up panel to boost trust between police and communities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday will set up a task force to draw up recommendations to strengthen trust between law enforcement and local communities, following protests over several instances of police killings of unarmed peo…
Detroit-area businessman guilty in murder-for-hire of his wife
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit jury on Thursday found a suburban businessman guilty of hiring his handyman to kill his wife.
Missouri attorney general sues cities over predatory traffic ticketing
(Reuters) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against 13 St. Louis suburbs for predatory traffic ticketing, saying the cities were depending on traffic fines for too much of their budgets.
U.S. FCC declines to punish radio station for use of NFL Redskins team name
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday rejected a petition that asked regulators to punish a radio station for using on air the name of the National Football League’s Washington team, Redskins, a word some consider a s…
U.S. to sue NY City over rights violations of teen Rikers inmates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government will sue New York City over widespread violations of civil rights of teenage inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex, the Justice Department said on Thursday, raising the prospect of years of federal oversight…
U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War e…
New York Mayor de Blasio named PETA’s Person of the Year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was named 2014 Person of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for opposing horse-drawn carriages in Manhattan and advocating other animal-friendly causes, the group said on Th…
Father of unlicensed driver in fatal crash denies having let her drive his SUV
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A man whose 15-year-old daughter, an unlicensed driver, crashed his SUV in an accident in Pennsylvania that killed three people denies having given her permission to drive the vehicle, his attorney said on Thursday.
Trial of Pennsylvania family accused of starving boy set for March
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The trial of three members of a western Pennsylvania family accused of beating and starving a seven-year-old boy nearly to death will begin on March 10, court officials said on Thursday.
