Measure to legalize marijuana possession in U.S. capital passes: unofficial results
(Reuters) – A measure to legalize recreational marijuana possession in Washington, D.C. passed on Tuesday with nearly 65 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting, unofficial election results showed.
Law clearing way for Massachusetts casinos survives repeal vote
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts voters on Tuesday upheld a 2011 law that paved the way for legal casino gambling in the state, voting down a referendum that would have overturned the measure and stopped two planned casinos in their tracks.
U.S. man held in immigration detention for more than three years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Davino Watson languished in a detention center in Buffalo, New York, for 3-1/2 years awaiting deportation on orders from immigration authorities. The only problem: Watson is an American citizen.
Vatican official condemns Maynard assisted suicide case in U.S.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A Vatican bioethics official on Tuesday condemned the death by assisted suicide of American Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill 29-year-old who ended her life over the weekend, as an undignified “absurdity.”
Minnesota Vikings’ Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson reached a plea deal on Tuesday to charges of abusing his 4-year-old son that would see the former NFL most valuable player avoid any jail time.
Mother charged with throwing autistic son, 6, from Oregon bridge
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon woman who prosecutors say threw her 6-year-old autistic son from a bridge in the coastal town of Newport and then called police to confess to the crime was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder and manslaughter.
California man charged with vehicular manslaughter in Halloween hit-and-run
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who prosecutors say struck and killed three 13-year-old California girls as they were trick-or-treating on Halloween and then fled in his damaged sport utility vehicle was charged on Tuesday with vehicular manslaughter and…
Arizona judge orders delay in sentencing retrial of murderer Arias
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Tuesday delayed witness testimony in the penalty phase retrial of convicted murderer Jodi Arias after an appeals court ordered the proceedings be opened to the public, court officials said.
Exclusive: Bankrupt San Bernardino repaying millions in arrears to Calpers – source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bankrupt San Bernardino has begun repaying millions in arrears to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) in a deal that has ended an acrimonious relationship between the California city and its biggest cred…
Kansas ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional: judge
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – Same-sex couples may soon be able to marry in Kansas following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution.
