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.”
NORAD scrambled fighters after Russian bombers seen off California coast
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Russian long-range bombers were spotted just 50 miles off the California coast earlier this week and air defense officials scrambled a pair of F-22 fighter jets to make visual identification, a NORAD spokeswoman said on Thur…
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…
Court ruling allows Occupy protesters to restore tent city in Idaho
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – The Occupy movement, which withered after clampdowns on protest encampments in U.S. cities, may now legally erect a tent city in Idaho after a federal court order barred the state from enforcing a ban, citing free speech rights…
U.S. food makers sue to stop Vermont’s GMO labeling law
(Reuters) – Several industry groups representing U.S. food makers on Thursday asked a federal judge in Vermont to block that state’s new law that will require labels on food products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Accused Spanish drug lord convicted in Miami for drug money laundering
MIAMI (Reuters) – The head of a transatlantic cocaine smuggling ring dubbed “Los Miami” has been convicted of laundering more than $26 million in the United States through multimillion-dollar waterfront condos and exotic sports cars.
Lawsuit seeks details of standoff at Nevada ranch
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – An advocacy group for public employees sued the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday, seeking documents detailing the agency’s actions during an armed standoff with militia in a dispute over a Nevada rancher’s grazing rights.
Sears worker in upstate New York dies after shelves collapse
(Reuters) – A Sears employee in northern New York has died of injuries suffered when storage racks at the store collapsed and pinned him underneath, authorities said.
Freed war prisoner Bergdahl leaves Germany for U.S.: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years as a Taliban prisoner of war before being released on May 31, left a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Thursday headed to San Antonio, where he will receive further treatment, …
Alabama Republicans say voter fraud found after offering reward
(Reuters) – Alabama Republicans, who offered a $1,000 reward for substantiated reports of voter fraud in this month’s primary elections, said on Thursday they plan to forward credible evidence of wrongdoing to state prosecutors.
