Road to Alaska port city cut off by avalanches set to reopen
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – An Alaska highway hit by a series of avalanches that blocked the only road to the port city of Valdez will reopen on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after it was cut off by snow and ice, state transportation officials said.
Oklahoma teen may testify for lesser charge in death of Australian student
DUNCAN, Oklahoma (Reuters) – One of three Oklahoma teenagers charged with fatally shooting an Australian student athlete who was jogging in a small town last August indicated in a court hearing on Tuesday he would testify against the other two in excha…
Florida lawmakers push bills banning biometric scans of school children
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida lawmakers on Tuesday gave unanimous preliminary approval to bills seeking to forbid school districts from collecting biometric data on students.
Senate passes long-overdue farm bill, sends to Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval on Tuesday to a nearly $1 trillion farm bill that trims food stamps for the poor, expands federal crop insurance and ends direct payments to farmers, and sent it to President Bara…
U.S. says no evidence Obamacare software written in Belarus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have investigated whether some of the software used in computers at the heart of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform was written in Belarus, but have found no evidence of that being the case, a White …
Man sentenced to 12 years for Michigan interstate shootings
(Reuters) – A Michigan man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for a three-day shooting spree in October 2012 on a busy interstate highway that earned him the nickname “I-96 shooter,” court officials said.
District of Columbia city council votes to decriminalize pot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s city council voted on Tuesday to decriminalize marijuana in a move that would make smoking a joint in the U.S. capital a violation comparable to a parking ticket.
New U.S. charge for man accused in underground online drugs market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled a new charge on Tuesday against the man they accuse of creating the underground online drugs marketplace known as Silk Road, potentially adding years of prison time if he were convicted.
Martin Luther King Jr. estate sues daughter over Nobel medal, Bible
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has sued the late civil rights leader’s daughter over possession of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and a Bible used by President Barack Obama during his second inauguration.
Judge says to rule soon on Virginia gay marriage ban
NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters) – A court ruling on whether to overturn Virginia’s constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage will come very soon, the federal judge hearing a lawsuit to strike down the ban said on Tuesday.
