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.
Obamacare to cut work hours by equivalent of 2 million jobs: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will reduce American workforce participation by the equivalent of 2 million full-time jobs in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law a…
North Carolina officer indicted in shooting of mentally ill teen
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina police officer accused of shooting and killing a teenager with schizophrenia last month has been indicted by a grand jury on a voluntary manslaughter charge, a district attorney said on Tuesday…
Democrats feud over California pension reform measure
(Reuters) – A campaign for a ballot initiative that would cut California’s public pension benefits and could become a model for other states has stalled as Democrats battle each other in America’s largest state.
45 arrested, 16 juveniles rescued in Super Bowl prostitution bust
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Forty-five people were arrested and 16 juveniles rescued in a two-week crackdown on prostitution in the New York-New Jersey area leading up to last Sunday’s Super Bowl, Federal Bureau of Investigation officials said on Tuesday.
West Virginia wants action on chemical spill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frustrated West Virginians demanded information about the safety of their drinking water in the wake of a chemical spill in January that left 300,000 of them without safe tap water for more than a week, even as U.S. lawmakers pre…
