Florida marijuana campaign heats up, could raise Nov. turnout
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Opponents of a proposal to let doctors in Florida prescribe marijuana are poised to launch a $1.6 million advertising campaign on Monday, with potential side effects for the state’s heated race for governor in November.
U.S. says diseases like Ebola should be viewed as security threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration urged the international community Friday to view outbreaks of Ebola, MERS and other deadly diseases as global security threats that require broad and rapid responses to protect the safety of populations a…
U.S. Marine charged in fatal shooting at North Carolina base
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide in the April shooting death of a fellow sentry on guard duty at a base in North Carolina, a military spokesman said on Friday.
Obama administration seeks more protection for military borrowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday proposed changes to current lending rules toward military personnel and their families, to expand protections from predatory practices on a wider variety of loans and financial products such as …
One dead after pedestrian bridge collapses onto Detroit highway
DETROIT (Reuters) – A truck driver died on Friday after his vehicle struck a pedestrian bridge, causing it to collapse onto a Detroit highway, closing the roadway, officials said.
U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department.
Third U.S. Ebola survivor says may return to Liberia
BOSTON (Reuters) – The third U.S. patient to be treated in the United States for Ebola, which he contracted while working in Liberia, said on Friday that he would like to return to Africa to continue to fight the outbreak.
U.S. tells citizens to leave Yemen, reduces embassy staff
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States told its citizens in Yemen to leave and said it was reducing the number of U.S. government staff there due to political unrest and fears of a possible military escalation.
Owners of Connecticut’s ‘Mystic Pizza’ fined over unpaid wages
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut restaurant that was the setting of the 1988 movie “Mystic Pizza,” which helped launched Julia Roberts’ career, has been cited by state labor authorities who found it owed employees $105,000 in back pay and unpa…
Montana ex-teacher to be re-sentenced in rape case after outcry
(Reuters) – An ex-teacher from Montana is to be re-sentenced on Friday for raping a 14-year-old student, after a court earlier jailed him for only one month in a judgment that outraged women’s rights activists.
