Former U.S. surgeon general who warned of secondhand smoke perils dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former U.S. surgeon general Jesse Steinfeld, who warned of the perils of second-hand smoke and was famously not asked to return for the Nixon administration’s second term after clashing with the tobacco industry, has died at 87,…
Seattle thieves make off with $50,000 in marijuana from dispensary
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Crafty thieves in Washington state made off with $50,000 worth of medical marijuana by cutting a hole in the wall of a dispensary to gain entrance, police said Wednesday.
Arizona couple settles lawsuit with polygamous church-run towns
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A couple who successfully sued a pair of polygamous church-run towns on the Utah-Arizona border for religious discrimination has settled the lawsuit out of court, an attorney for the towns said on Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court conflicted over gay marriages cases
CINCINNATI Ohio (Reuters) – In a sign that gay-marriage rights could lose momentum in U.S. courts, the three judges on a federal appeals court in Cincinnati appeared divided on Wednesday when they weighed cases from four states.
Reward offered for man shown kicking squirrel into Grand Canyon
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An animal rights group offered a reward of nearly $17,000 on Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who apparently kicked a squirrel into Arizona’s Grand Canyon in a video that went viral on the Inte…
Drone crashes into famed hot spring at Yellowstone National Park
(Reuters) – A tourist seeking to take pictures of Yellowstone National Park crashed a camera-equipped drone into its largest hot spring, possibly damaging the prized geothermal feature, a park official said on Wednesday.
Obama says lacks sufficient data to fast-track Ebola drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he lacks enough information to green-light a promising drug to treat the deadly Ebola virus and that the initial response should focus on public health measures to contain the outbreak.
Houston approves ride services Uber, Lyft
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The city council in Houston gave the green light to smartphone-enabled car ride services on Wednesday, removing legal uncertainty around popular services including Uber and Lyft.
U.S. college sports set for pivotal NCAA reform vote
(Reuters) – Student-athletes in the United States may move a step closer to receiving financial compensation, when a group of university leaders on Thursday are expected to allow the wealthiest collegiate sports programs to leave behind decades-old res…
Arizona county proposes hiring ban, extra charges for smokers
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Smokers seeking a job in one Arizona county need not apply and current employees would pay the price for lighting up under a controversial proposal by its top administrator.
