Melissa Ratcliff, former Al Gore aide, dies in San Diego accident
(Reuters) – Melissa Ratcliff, a one-time aide to former Vice President Al Gore, has died after being hit by an out-of-control car in San Diego, authorities said on Thursday.
Navajo candidate disqualified over language fluency challenge
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A finalist to head the nation’s largest Native American tribe will not be allowed to continue his candidacy after refusing to prove his fluency in the Navajo language, a tribal official ruled on Thursday.
Possible Chicago mayoral contender has surgery for serious illness
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, a possible contender against Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the city’s elections next year, had surgery on Wednesday for a serious illness, the union said on Thursday.
Supreme court makes deep imprint this week, despite no judgments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Without issuing a single ruling, the Supreme Court this week paved the way for gay marriage in several U.S. states and let tough new voting laws go ahead in two other states, showing how the court can wield power even when not fo…
U.S. justice grants Idaho’s request to block gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy put gay marriage on hold in Idaho on Wednesday to the disappointment of couples planning to wed, just a day after a regional federal appeals court struck down bans on same-sex nuptials t…
U.S. top court allows North Carolina voting restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed North Carolina’s new voting restrictions, considered among the nation’s most stringent, to go into effect.
South Carolina judge to issue marriage license to same-sex couple
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – A judge in South Carolina said on Wednesday he would issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple even though the state’s ban on gay unions remains in place after actions by the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for them e…
U.S. top court allows North Carolina voting law to take effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new voting restrictions in North Carolina to go into effect.
U.S. justice grants Idaho’s request to block gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy granted a request from Idaho officials on Wednesday and temporarily blocked the planned start of gay marriages in that state after a regional federal appeals court’s ruling striking down…
Lawsuit alleges that Florida governor did not fully disclose assets
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott failed to report more than $200 million in assets on state financial disclosure records, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by the Democratic nominee for state attorney general.
