Defiant Kentucky clerk’s backers: fire aides over gay marriage licenses
MOREHEAD, Ky. (Reuters) – Supporters of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples due to her religious beliefs, said on Wednesday that any of her deputies who provide the documents without her permission sho…
California man killed, woman badly hurt in pit bull attack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 65-year-old man was killed and a woman seriously hurt when they were attacked by two pit bulls in Southern California, police and local media said on Wednesday.
U.S. survey finds increased number of sharks off the East Coast
(Reuters) – U.S. shark researchers caught and tagged 2,835 sharks along the East Coast this spring, a record number which they say reflects a growing population thanks to federal protections.
Philadelphia prison guards charged with drug, phone smuggling
(Reuters) – Six Philadelphia-area correctional officers smuggled drugs and mobile phones to inmates in various jail facilities for cash, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed on Wednesday.
Baltimore OKs $6.4 million settlement to Freddie Gray family
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore city officials on Wednesday approved a $6.4 million civil settlement to the family of Freddie Gray Jr., a black man whose death in April from an injury in police custody triggered protests and rioting.
Death toll in Legionnaires’ outbreak in Illinois rises to 10
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Quincy, Illinois, has risen to 10, all but one of them at a home for military veterans, public health officials said on Wednesday.
Former Oregon police chief investigated over racism accusations
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The former police chief of a small town in Oregon is being investigated by the state over allegations from his own officers that he made racist remarks, including comparing African-Americans to monkeys, authorities said on We…
Accused Russian agent pleads guilty in U.S. over tech smuggling scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man whom U.S. authorities said was a Russian agent and a central figure in a scheme to illegally export microelectronic components for use by Russia’s military and spy agencies pleaded guilty on Wednesday to all of the char…
New York City to require chain restaurants to label high-sodium food
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City health officials unanimously voted on Wednesday to require chain restaurants to add a warning label to menu items that contain more than the daily recommended amount of sodium, making it the first city in the United S…
Somali-American pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – One of at least eight Somali-American men from Minnesota accused of planning to join Islamic State pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support for the militant group, court records show.
