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…
Ex-Minnesota Governor Ventura alleges ‘American Sniper’ defamed him
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – A late Navy SEAL accused of defamation by former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura described an alleged altercation between the two men in 2006 in a videotaped deposition played for jurors in a federal trial that began on Tues…
Acura to recall vehicles in U.S. over defective headlights
(Reuters) – Acura, the luxury division of Japanese automaker Honda Motors Co Ltd, said it would recall 14,078 model-year 2013-2014 ILX vehicles to replace their halogen projector beam headlights.
American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven: U.S.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Hundreds of American women are being ensnared by Internet scammers based in Malaysia, with some losing over a quarter of a million dollars, as the country becomes an epicenter for online crime perpetrated by Africans, U.S. offi…
Colorado clerk: gay marriage bans unconstitutional
DENVER (Reuters) – A county clerk in Colorado says she cannot deny gay couples their fundamental right to wed, according to court documents filed ahead of a hearing in a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general to stop her issuing same-sex marriage lice…
