Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses starts new appeal
(Reuters) – The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team filed on Sunday a notice of appeal over a contempt ruling that landed her in jail.
Boy fatally shot, two adults wounded at family party in Charlotte
(Reuters) – A 7-year-old boy was killed and two adults were wounded when shots rang out during a family party in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said on Sunday.
Indiana zoo locked down briefly after cheetah jumps out of exhibit
(Reuters) – The Indianapolis Zoo was locked down briefly on Sunday morning after a cheetah jumped out of the main exhibit area, a zoo spokeswoman said.
Whale watching ships search for entangled blue whale off California
(Reuters) – Whale watching ships were dispatched on Sunday to help search for a blue whale entangled in a fishing line for several days off the southern California coast, officials said.
Portion of Chicago park closed after body parts of child found
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A portion of a Chicago park was closed on Sunday after a passerby found body parts of a child a day earlier, police said.
Four dead in Dallas traffic accident
(Reuters) – Four people were killed on Saturday night in a traffic accident in Dallas, police said, and authorities have taken four people into custody after they fled the scene of the deadly crash.
Total reduces Port Arthur refinery output after worker killed: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Total SA reduced production at its 225,500 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Saturday after a contract worker was killed when the bulldozer he was driving in a pit beneath a refining unit flipped over in petroleum…
Total reduces Port Arthur refinery output after worker killed: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Total SA reduced production at its 225,500 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Saturday after a contract worker was killed when the bulldozer he was driving in a pit beneath a refining unit flipped over in petroleum…
Officials looking for entangled blue whale off California coast
(Reuters) – Officials on Saturday were trying to locate a blue whale entangled in a fishing line off the southern California coast after efforts to free it failed on Friday.
Hundreds gather at jail for Kentucky clerk held in gay marriage dispute
GRAYSON, Ky. (Reuters) – Up to 500 supporters gathered outside a Kentucky jail on Saturday to support a county clerk held there for defying a federal judge’s order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
