Texas deputies find $2 million in marijuana plants in house near Houston
(Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies who were checking a report that the electricity of a Houston-area home had been tampered with found nearly $2 million worth of marijuana plants in the house, authorities said on Wednesday.
Autistic boy’s hazing by soccer teammates probed in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Police and school officials on Wednesday were investigating an alleged hazing incident in which two members of a high school soccer team are accused of tying an autistic teammate to a goal post with duct tape for more than 20…
U.S. judge to decide state secrets procedure in Iran case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss a private civil lawsuit against an Iran sanctions group on national security grounds without any public explanation for the reason.
Force-fed Guantanamo inmate abusive, U.S. government says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Syrian inmate on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison who is seeking more humane force-feeding has a history of assaulting guards and staff, U.S. government lawyers said on Wednesday.
Governor sees riches for Virginia from U.S. shale gas
(Reuters) – Impressed by the riches created by shale gas in some U.S. Northeast states, Virginia is working to build a manufacturing hub and create thousands of jobs from the cheap fuel that will soon flow into the state, Governor Terry McAuliffe said …
California state air tankers grounded after deadly crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s 22 firefighting airplanes were kept out of the skies for evaluation on Wednesday, a day after an air tanker crashed in flames while helping quell a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot, officials sa…
San Francisco ordinance would tax residents who sublet to tourists
(Reuters) – San Franciscans who rent out their homes to tourists when they are out of town would have to prove that they live there most of the year and pay hotel taxes on the money they make under an ordinance that moved forward on Monday.
Obamacare website likely ready for record-breaking traffic: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials on Wednesday said an improved HealthCare.gov website should be able to break its own record for online traffic next month, when consumers begin using the site to enroll in private health insurance f…
Lawyer for accused Pennsylvania stabber decries lack of treatment options
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The lawyer for a teenager accused of stabbing 21 people at his Pennsylvania high school said it was “pathetic” that no mental health facilities in the state would admit him, forcing him to remain in juvenile detention despite cou…
Report on response to Colorado cinema massacre is broadly positive
DENVER (Reuters) – A report on the emergency response to the 2012 Colorado cinema massacre that was released on Wednesday cited a need for better communication, but in general praised the actions taken during the chaotic scene.
