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…
New Hampshire law creating clinic buffers is target of lawsuit
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – A conservative religious group has sued the state of New Hampshire to block a law from taking effect later this week that would establish 25-foot buffer zones around clinics offering abortions.
House Republican proposes $10.9 billion transport funding extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp on Tuesday unveiled a $10.9 billion plan to extend U.S. transportation funding through May 31, 2015, aimed at averting cutbacks for construction projects due to start in Augu…
New Jersey’s storm recovery chief steps down, replaced by deputy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The director of New Jersey’s response to Superstorm Sandy stepped down on Tuesday, almost two years after the storm tore through the state, and was replaced by his deputy, Governor Chris Christie’s office said.
