Colorado reaps $2.1 million in taxes, fees in first month of recreational pot
DENVER (Reuters) – Sales of recreational marijuana products in Colorado added more than $2.1 million to state coffers in tax receipts and other fees in the first month retail sales of the drug were allowed, state figures showed on Monday.
House cat in Oregon attacks baby, traps family in bedroom
(Reuters) – A rampaging, 22-pound Oregon house cat with a “history of violence” attacked a baby and trapped a family and their dog in a bedroom at their Portland home before being captured by police, authorities said on Monday.
Man convicted in Connecticut home invasion murders found unresponsive
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man on death row for the murder of a mother and her two daughters in a grisly 2007 home invasion was found unresponsive in his prison cell on Monday and was being treated at a hospital, authorities said.
Snowden: Proposed NSA reforms vindicate my data leaks
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former security contractor Edward Snowden, addressing a sympathetic crowd at a tech-heavy event in Austin, Texas, on Monday from a secret location in Russia, said proposed reforms at the National Security Agency show that he w…
Exclusive: Chinese raw materials also found on U.S. B-1 bomber, F-16 jets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After discovering China-made components in the F-35 fighter jet, a Pentagon investigation has uncovered Chinese materials in other major U.S. weaponry, including Boeing Co’s B-1B bomber and certain Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fight…
Carnival cruise passengers sue seeking $5,000 a month for life
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of passengers suing Carnival cruise lines for damages after an engine fire left their ship adrift for days are asking the company to pay $5,000 a month for the rest of their lives for medical bills and mental anguish.
Grieving parents join Florida ‘stand your ground’ protest
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Parents of two black teenagers whose killings sparked heated criticism of Florida’s “stand your ground” law marched on the state Capitol on Monday, warning legislators of a political backlash unless they reform the stat…
Politics at play in U.S. Army general’s sex crimes trial -judge
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – A military judge found on Monday that politics had been unlawfully injected into the rare court-martial of a U.S. Army general but refused to dismiss the sexual assault charges against him.
Louisiana insurers to accept funds from federal AIDS program for Obamacare premiums
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three Louisiana insurers agreed on Monday to continue to accept payments from a federal program for low-income people with HIV/AIDS to cover their Obamacare insurance premiums, the carriers said during a hearing in U.S. District Co…
U.S. seeks records on NY-NJ Port Authority chairman: reports
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for records regarding the business dealings of the agency’s chairman, David Samson, according to media reports on Monday.
