U.S. arrests 163 for smuggling of immigrants on Mexican border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents have arrested 163 suspected smugglers of aliens on the Mexican border, authorities said on Friday, as the United States grapples with a flood of children crossing the border.
Massachusetts gives green light to MGM’s casino plan
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts will award Las Vegas developer MGM Resorts International the state’s first license to operate a gambling casino, pending a challenge by anti-gambling activists, officials said on Friday.
Pot-smoking driver crashes into CNN headquarters: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A driver who told police he had smoked marijuana crashed his car into CNN headquarters in Atlanta early on Friday, causing damage but no injuries, police said.
Strong storms, possible tornadoes Saturday in U.S. plains states
(Reuters) – Damaging storms with high winds, heavy rain, large hail and isolated tornadoes are forecast for some central U.S states on Saturday, the National Weather Service said on Friday.
Virginia lawmakers pass budget, nix Medicaid expansion
(Reuters) – Virginia’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a two-year budget late on Thursday that shot down the Democratic governor’s proposal to expand Medicaid and closed a $1.55 billion revenue shortfall.
Georgia won’t enforce law on food stamp drug testing
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia will not drug test food stamp recipients under a controversial new law that both federal and state officials concluded was illegal, the governor’s office said on Friday.
Grief, resolve marks Oregon high school graduation ceremony after fatal shooting
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Two days after a teenaged gunman shot dead a classmate and took his own life, a Oregon high school held a graduation ceremony marked by grief, bewilderment and vows to move forward.
Nextdoor CEO pleads no contest to hit and run charge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia, whose social networking website espouses neighborhood safety and community, pleaded no contest Thursday in a San Mateo court to a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a highway accident that a driver …
Woman charged with throwing shoe at Clinton in Nevada to undergo competency evaluation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Nevada has ordered a competency evaluation for a woman charged with throwing a shoe at former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an April speaking appearance in Las Vegas, according to court papers re…
Jamaica to decriminalize personal marijuana possession
KINGSTON (Reuters) – The Jamaican government has decided to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, joining the trickle of countries moving to soften laws on the drug known on the Caribbean island as “ganja.”
