Analysis: Florida Democrats may get buzz from medical marijuana
MIAMI (Reuters) – A November ballot measure to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Florida could have a decidedly political side effect.
Mystery deepens over headless corpse found in Wyoming
(Reuters) – An unidentified man whose headless corpse was found by duck hunters along a rural Wyoming roadside was determined to have been shot to death, and authorities sought public help on Monday in solving the deepening mystery over his killing.
North Carolina police officer indicted in shooting of unarmed man
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man was indicted on Monday on a voluntary manslaughter charge, one week after a separate grand jury decided against indicting him.
Florida’s top court puts medical marijuana initiative on November ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida voters will decide in November whether to legalize medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court on Monday approved an initiative to put the measure on the ballot.
Maryland mall reopens after fatal weekend shooting
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A Maryland mall where a 19-year-old gunman killed two store employees before apparently taking his own life reopened on Monday to mourners bearing flowers and questions about why the shooting happened.
Teen sets himself on fire in suburban Denver high school
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Reuters) – A 16-year-old student set himself on fire in the cafeteria of a high school in a Denver suburb on Monday in front of horrified classmates in what police said was an apparent suicide attempt.
Data theft not deterring Americans from using credit cards: Ipsos/Reuters poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most Americans have been victims of data theft, but that hasn’t stopped them from using credit cards and social media sites or shopping online, according to a poll released on Monday.
Helicopter crashes during Colorado power line inspection, three dead
(Reuters) – A helicopter being used to inspect power lines in rural Colorado hooked one of the wires and crashed on Monday, killing all three people on board, law enforcement officials said.
Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools and warn drivers off roads, and slowing public transit and rive…
Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of ghost-employee scam
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania state representative was accused on Monday of a so-called ghost employee scam, in which he allegedly hired a no-show worker in order to funnel money to his sister.
