Two San Francisco deputies plead not guilty in alleged ‘Fight Club’ jail incident
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two of the three San Francisco sheriff’s deputies charged with arranging “Fight Club” duels between jail inmates pleaded not guilty on Monday, officials said.
Peyton Manning says goodbye to NFL playing days
(Reuters) – Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning bid an emotional farewell to the National Football League on Monday after an 18-year career that established him as one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks.
Supreme Court sides with lesbian over parental rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned an Alabama judicial ruling that had refused to recognize a gay woman’s parental rights over three children she adopted with her lesbian partner and raised from birth.
First lady Michelle Obama to attend funeral for Nancy Reagan
(Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral on Friday of Nancy Reagan, who will be buried next to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, at his presidential library in California, officials said on Monday.
Same-sex partners covered in new Michigan Catholic Church health plan
(Reuters) – Striving to comply with federal nondiscrimination rules, Michigan’s Catholic Church is extending health coverage to same-sex partners of employees without specifically saying so.
U.S. rebuffs Koch-controlled coal company’s bid for royalties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has rejected a plea by billionaire investor William Koch to refund as much as $14 million in royalties on a now-shut Colorado mine, according to a letter explaining the decision.
Hells Angel leader pleads guilty in western New York drug probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Hells Angels California branch leader pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge on Monday, wrapping up a major investigation into methamphetamine trafficking by the outlaw motorcycle club in western New York, prosecutors said.
Oklahoma governor wants to use reserve fund to shore up schools, prisons
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Monday proposed drawing $72 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to spare public schools and prisons from severe cutbacks as the oil-rich state grapples with deepening budget cuts linked to …
Ex-Guantanamo prisoners suspected of rejoining militants increases: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of former Guantanamo Bay prison inmates who are suspected of having returned to fighting for militants doubled to 12 in the six months through January, the Obama administration said on Monday.
U.S. wins religious discrimination case against western towns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two towns in the western United States and their joint water company on Monday lost a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming they discriminated against residents who did not belong to an unacknowledged offshoot of the Mormon Church.
