San Francisco passes law allowing forced treatment of mentally ill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco lawmakers approved a law late on Tuesday allowing the forced treatment of mentally ill patients under certain conditions, drawing swift criticism from patient advocacy groups who say the measure tramples civil ri…
Utah mother accused of slaying six infants was hooked on meth: police
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah mother accused of killing six of her newborn infants over the course of a decade told investigators she had been suffering from methamphetamine and alcohol addiction that left her with no means to support or care for t…
Severe storms leave four dead in New York state and Maryland
SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) – Thunderstorms and high winds swept through the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday following tornado warnings, killing three people in New York state and a boy who was crushed to death by a fallen tree in Maryland, weather and emergency…
Foster Farms battles insurers over definition of ‘recall’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Foster Farms and its London insurers are facing off over the definition of “product recall” as the poultry producer seeks payment of $14.2 million in claims arising from a government-mandated shutdown of one of its plants, court doc…
Obama shoots pool in night out on the town in Denver
DENVER (Reuters) – A man shouted “get that man a beer” and sure enough, President Barack Obama soon had a cold pint in his hand and prepared to play billiards with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
Ex-Coast Guard employee gets life for killing two others on Alaska base
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – A former U.S. Coast Guard employee convicted of shooting two co-workers to death at a remote Kodiak Island communications station two years ago was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison on Tuesday, federal prosecu…
Stockton bankruptcy judge says city’s collateral not worthless
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The judge in Stockton, California’s bankruptcy on Tuesday ruled that the city has collateral worth $4 million with which it could pay holdout creditor Franklin Templeton, dismissing the city’s contention its collateral was…
Buyers line up at first legal pot shops in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Eager customers lined up before dawn on Tuesday as Washington became the second U.S. state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, although shortages and high prices were likely to accompany any euphoria.
More than 550 Memphis police call in sick in ‘blue flu’ protest
(Reuters) – More than 550 police officers from Memphis, Tennessee, called in sick on Tuesday, a quarter of the department, in an escalating protest over cuts in health benefits that could eventually cost some officers their jobs, the city’s mayor said….
U.S. government watchdog criticizes probe into student detained for days
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal government watchdog criticized the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday for assigning agents suspected of misconduct to investigate the near death of a college student left in a holding cell for five days with…
