New York City police to stop arresting for low-level marijuana possession
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police will begin issuing a summons rather than making a misdemeanor arrest for most people caught carrying small amounts of marijuana, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Monday.
Mormon church admits founder Joseph Smith had about 40 wives
(Reuters) – The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, having maintained for nearly 200 years that he was monogamous.
Portland schools urged to scrap transfers to boost racial diversity
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A citizen’s group in Portland, Oregon, said on Monday the city should drop policies allowing students to transfer public schools, saying it is making the schools less racially diverse and poorer.
Ferguson, Missouri, braces for grand jury decision, new protests
(Reuters) – Tensions were building in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday as the community girded for a decision by a grand jury over whether to indict the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August.
Lava flow from volcano incinerates home on Hawaii’s Big Island
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – A slow-moving lava flow from an erupting volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island incinerated a house on Monday, marking the first home devoured by a stream of molten rock that has crept toward the village of Pahoa for weeks, civil…
Briton serving life for Florida murders makes bid for freedom
MIAMI (Reuters) – A British man, who has served 27 years in jail for a grisly double-homicide in Florida, was given a last chance on Monday to convince a U.S. judge that the murders were carried out by Colombian drug traffickers.
Colorado man convicted of poisoning, dismembering mother
DENVER (Reuters) – A 26-year-old Colorado man who professed to be insane when he poisoned his mother to death and drove around with her dismembered remains in his car was found guilty on Monday of first-degree murder, prosecutors said.
Investigation continues into plane crash that killed popular pastor, eight others
NASSAU Bahamas (Reuters) – The investigation continues into the plane crash that killed Myles Munroe, an influential and popular religious leader, and eight others in the Bahamas on Sunday.
Nevada poachers face trial charged as ‘serial wildlife killers’
(Reuters) – Three men convicted of state hunting violations in Nevada now face trial on federal charges stemming from a poaching ring that saw untold numbers of deer, antelope, birds and other wildlife killed illegally across Nevada, game officials sai…
Nevada poachers face trial charged as ‘serial wildlife killers’
(Reuters) – Three men convicted of state hunting violations in Nevada now face trial on federal charges stemming from a poaching ring that saw untold numbers of deer, antelope, birds and other wildlife killed illegally across Nevada, game officials sai…
