Lawsuit seeks to bar Washington state from collecting pot taxes
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit filed this week challenges Washington state’s ability to tax marijuana sales given the drug’s illegal status under federal law.
Montana retreats from plan to kill elk to lessen disease risk to cattle
(Reuters) – Montana wildlife managers on Friday backed off a plan to allow ranchers near Yellowstone National Park to kill elk as a disease prevention measure, after the plan sparked criticism and a lawsuit by hunting groups, an official said.
University of Oregon drops players accused of rape from basketball team
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Three University of Oregon basketball players who were accused of rape have been dropped from the team despite a decision by prosecutors not to charge them criminally, the school’s president said on Friday.
First U.S. MERS patient discharged from Indiana hospital
(Reuters) – The first U.S. patient to test positive for the often deadly MERS virus was released from an Indiana hospital on Friday and is fully recovered, hospital officials said.
Phone caught California woman’s words before she was killed: report
(Reuters) – An open phone line captured a confrontation between a California woman and her boyfriend, a fire official, which may have been the woman’s last moments before she was killed, the Sacramento Bee reported on Friday.
Former Time Warner chief named interim CEO of Los Angeles Clippers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association on Friday installed former Time Warner CEO and chairman Richard Parsons as interim chief executive of the Los Angeles Clippers while preparing for an unprecedented bid to force out the team’s …
Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – An Arkansas state judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on Friday saying it violates equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution, a ruling that adds to the push to expand marriage rights for s…
California immigrant drivers’ permits to be on time, despite tiff
(Reuters) – California still expects to issue drivers’ licenses by 2015 to immigrants living in the state illegally, despite a disagreement with federal officials over the design of the permits, a motor vehicle official said on Friday.
U.S. passenger jet nearly collided with drone in March: FAA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Airlines Group Inc aircraft almost collided with a drone above Florida earlier this year, a near-accident that highlights the growing risk from rising use of unmanned aircraft, the U.S. air safety regulator said.
Texas veterinarian says he was too busy to put down sick pets
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas veterinarian facing animal cruelty charges for keeping a dog meant to be euthanized alive as a source for blood transfusions said on Friday he was too busy to put the pet down and made a mistake by not abiding by its o…
