Mormon Church says keeping ties with Boy Scout movement
(Reuters) – The Mormon Church said on Wednesday it will keep its close ties with Boy Scouts of America, ending speculation of a split after the organization lifted a ban last month on adult leaders and employees who are openly gay.
Virginia TV journalists killed by suspect with ‘powder keg’ of anger
MONETA, Va. (Reuters) – Two television journalists were killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, shot by a suspect who was a former employee of the TV station and who called himself a “powder keg” of anger over what he saw as racial dis…
Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses: appeals court
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, turning down her request to stay a judge’s ruling that she said violated her religious beliefs.
Budget, bonds approved for cash-strapped Chicago schools
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a controversial budget and moved ahead with plans to sell $1 billion of bonds despite the school system’s “junk” credit ratings.
New Hampshire rape trial defendant says sexual encounter was consensual
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A former student on trial for rape in a case that has cast a harsh light on the culture of an elite New Hampshire prep school testified on Wednesday that he had a consensual sexual encounter with his 15-year-old accuser that s…
About 150 animals removed from Dallas home on neglect concerns
DALLAS (Reuters) – About 150 animals, including dogs, cats, birds and a guinea pig, were removed from a Dallas-area home on Wednesday because of severe neglect, according to the SPCA of Texas.
Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses: appeals court
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, turning down her request to stay a judge’s ruling that she said violated her religious beliefs.
California man bitten by rattlesnake he picked up for photo: local media
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man who picked up a rattlesnake to pose for a photograph was badly hurt when the reptile bit him on the hand, a Los Angeles television station reported.
Colorado movie gunman sentenced to 12 lifetimes and 3,318 years
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Condemning movie massacre gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in prison for his rampage in a midnight screening of a Batman film, a Colorado judge said on Wednesday that evil and mental ill…
Worker dies, second injured at Minnesota stadium construction site
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A roofing worker died after falling on Wednesday from the roof of a football stadium being built in downtown Minneapolis for the Minnesota Vikings and a second was seriously injured, an official with the stadium general contract…
