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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has tentatively set an emergency meeting after North Korea's claim that it's conducted a hydrogen bomb test. The White House says it can't confirm the test, but says the U.S. would condemn any violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association says President Barack Obama's efforts to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S. are "ripe for abuse." On Tuesday, the president revealed his plans for expanded background checks and other measures. The centerpiece of Obama's plan is an attempt to narrow the loophole that exempts gun sales from background checks if the seller isn't a federal registered dealer.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An El Nino-driven storm has set rainfall records in Southern California. The National Weather Service says 1.42 inches of rain fell Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport, beating the 1979 record for the date by a tenth of an inch. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County public works officials say area catch basins captured 400 million gallons of runoff from the storm. That's enough water to supply 9,600 people or fill 606 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit that sought federal approval for a credit union aimed at serving Colorado's marijuana businesses. Fourth Corner Credit Union had challenged a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to keep the pot bank from accessing the nation's financial system. A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that although recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2012, it's still illegal under federal law.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A reputed mobster suspected of having knowledge about long-sought stolen artwork is expected to appear in court Wednesday in an attempt to get a weapons case dismissed. Robert Gentile has a hearing in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut. The FBI believes Gentile knows something about the 1990 theft of $500 million in art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 13 pieces of art stolen from the Boston museum have never been found and nobody has been charged in the robbery.
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