Idaho university allows armed patrols as law takes effect
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Public safety officers armed with semi-automatic pistols will patrol Idaho State University for the first time on Tuesday to safeguard students and staff, in response to a new state law allowing concealed weapons on college cam…
Washington legal pot effort has enough signatures for vote -chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Backers of legal marijuana in Washington have enough signatures to put the issue to a referendum that faces potential hurdles in Congress, the initiative’s head said on Tuesday.
First Atlantic tropical depression forms east of Florida: NHC
(Reuters) – A low-pressure area east of Florida has turned into a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday in its latest advisory.
Soccer referee dies after assault by player in suburban Detroit
(Reuters) – A soccer referee who was punched in the head by a player during a weekend game in a Detroit suburb has died, police said on Tuesday.
Detroit bankruptcy judge keeps city lawsuit on pension debt alive
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked an initial attempt to stop Detroit from trying to invalidate $1.4 billion of debt sold to boost funding for the city’s two retirement systems.
Ahead of key U.S. game, American fans catch soccer fever
(Reuters) – American soccer fans decked out in red, white and blue were expected to flock to stadiums and giant TV screens on Tuesday to cheer their national team in a World Cup clash with Belgium that could be the most-watched soccer game in U.S. hist…
Minnesota hero uses bare hands to free driver of burning SUV
(Reuters) – A Minnesota man used his bare hands to pry open a passenger-side door of a burning sport utility vehicle and save a trapped motorist from near-certain death, police said Tuesday.
N.Y. top court says cyberbullying law violates free speech
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – New York’s highest court said on Tuesday that a law designed to criminalize cyberbullying was so broad that it violated the First Amendment, marking the first time a U.S. court weighed the constitutionality of such a law.
U.S. top court to hear pregnant worker’s appeal against UPS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a case that would determine whether UPS Inc treated a pregnant employee unfairly by denying her request for temporary restrictions on her work duties.
Pennsylvania governor won’t sign budget over lack of pension reform
HARRISBURG Penn. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Monday that he would not for the moment sign a $29.1 billion budget enacted by the legislature because lawmakers had failed to include pension reform. Corbett, a Republican with sag…
