Group sues U.S. for stronger Idaho, Montana grizzly protection
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Federal protection status for a population of grizzly bears facing extinction in the mountains of Idaho and northwest Montana should be raised to endangered from threatened, environmentalists said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday…
Church deacon, fugitive in 1981 killing, arrested in Texas
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A 78-year-old church deacon in Texas has been arrested for a Pennsylvania murder after 33 years as a fugitive, authorities said on Tuesday.
Washington state euthanizes 300 birds after cockfighting farm raided
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington state authorities have euthanized scores of steroid-filled roosters after raiding a farm and arresting a man on suspicion of raising the birds for cockfighting, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Ohio man must pay $489,000 for fake distress report: court
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man whose hoax distress call triggered a massive U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue mission on Lake Erie must pay $489,000 in restitution, a U.S. appeals court said Tuesday.
Arizona high court rules pot users must be impaired for DUI charge
(Reuters) – Arizona prosecutors cannot charge pot users for driving under the influence of marijuana simply because traces of the drug remain in their bloodstream, without evidence of actual impairment, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
New Jersey police officer, suspect wounded during drug buy
HACKENSACK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A police detective and a suspect were wounded on Tuesday when gunfire erupted during an undercover drug deal in Garfield, New Jersey, a prosecutor said.
Teen who stowed away on flight to Hawaii remains hospitalized
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet remained hospitalized on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific Ocean, a Hawaii offic…
Missouri plans execution after Oklahoma stay over drug secrecy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the execution of a death row inmate in Missouri whose attorneys had argued that Missouri’s secrecy around its lethal injection drugs could result in undue suffering.
U.S. top court upholds Michigan ban on college affirmative action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday further undermined the use of racial preferences in higher education by upholding a voter-approved Michigan law that banned the practice in decisions on which students to admit to state universit…
Colorado lawmakers move to tighten edible marijuana laws
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado lawmakers are moving to tighten laws governing the sale of marijuana-infused edibles, an issue that has gained attention following two deaths possibly linked to the ingestion of cannabis products, the measures’ main sponsor …
