Disneyland employee gets one year in jail for seeking sex from minor
(Reuters) – A Disneyland employee accused of offering tickets to the Southern California amusement park to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl in exchange for sex acts has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to the charges, a…
Military activity forces Los Angeles airport to detour night flights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nighttime flights into and out of Los Angeles International Airport will avoid passing over the Pacific Ocean just to the west of the airport for the coming week because the U.S. military has activated airspace there, officials …
Same-sex couples deemed Mormon apostates in renewed exclusion of gays
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Mormon Church has deemed married same-sex couples to be apostates of the faith and their children ineligible for baptism in a reaffirmation of opposition to gay marriage months after endorsing fair housing and employment …
Two Louisiana officers arrested in shooting of boy, 6, and father
(Reuters) – Two Louisiana police officers were arrested on Friday on charges of killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his father during a car chase that ended in a volley of bullets, state police said.
Arizona woman kills son, herself in hospital room, police say
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A mother killed her 5-year-old son before shooting herself to death early on Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide inside the child’s hospital room in suburban Phoenix, police said.
Texas state judge shot in front of home; shooter still at large
AUSTIN (Reuters) – Police were searching on Saturday for a suspect in the shooting of a Texas state judge in the driveway of her home, authorities said.
California drought shrinks winter digs for migratory birds
LODI, Calif. (Reuters) – With their red heads, 7-foot (2.13 m) wingspan and a trilling call, migrating Sandhill Cranes provide a dramatic sunset spectacle as they land by the thousands in wetlands near Sacramento each night during the fall and winter.
U.S. task force expected to recommend drone registry be free: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal task force is expected to recommend a Web-based registry for drone owners that would impose no registration fees, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Los Angeles sued over oil well hazards faced by minorities
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Poor, predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Los Angeles bear a disproportionate brunt of environmental hazards and noise pollution from oil drilling due to a city regulatory system applied in a discriminatory fashion…
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline in win for greens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years.
