Bills to legalize medical marijuana introduced in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida state legislators introduced identical bills on Monday to legalize medical marijuana treatment in the 2014 legislative session, in a bid to win approval before a constitutional amendment on the issue comes up fo…
White House again delays healthcare mandate for employers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday again delayed a contentious healthcare law requirement that requires all but the smallest employers to provide coverage to full-time workers, this time by giving medium-sized businesses another …
Delaware doctor in waterboard trial says slapped ‘defiant’ girl
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A well-known Delaware doctor accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter admitted at his trial on Monday to slapping the girl and putting her in ‘time out’ up to six times a day.
Mexican national sentenced to 30 years in U.S. ‘Fast and Furious’ case
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A Mexican national who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a late-night gunfight near the Arizona border in 2010 was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in federal prison….
U.S. safety board blames captain for 2012 Bounty sinking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sinking of the tall ship Bounty off the North Carolina coast in 2012 was likely caused by the captain’s “reckless decision” to sail the vessel into the path of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board sa…
Pacific storm eases California drought, but state has long way to go
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The most powerful winter storm to hit California in more than a year dumped several feet of snow in the high Sierras and soaked lower elevations with rain over the weekend, easing drought conditions but leaving the state thirsti…
Prosecution wraps up case in Florida loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida prosecutors wrapped up their case on Monday against a middle-aged white man accused in the shooting death of a black teenager during an argument over loud rap music, a case that has reignited debate over the st…
Graft and credibility in focus as New Orleans ex-mayor trial winds down
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin was called a politician on the take in closing arguments by prosecutors at his graft trial on Monday while defense attorneys questioned the credibility of those who had cut deals to testify …
Large blast reported at New Hampshire ball bearing plant
BOSTON (Reuters) – At least ten people were transported to a southern New Hampshire hospital after a “major explosion” at a ball bearing manufacturer on Monday, according to state and local officials who set up an emergency command center near the site…
Gay rights activists arrested in Utah after statehouse sit-in
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – More than a dozen Utah gay rights activists were arrested on Monday at the state Capitol, where they staged a sit-in to demand lawmakers hear a bill that would bar housing and job discrimination based on sexual orientation, a…
