U.S. judge stays order for Kentucky clerk on gay marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday said he would give a county clerk time to appeal before her office needs to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, an act she has said would violate her religious beliefs.
Funerals held for eight family members shot dead in Houston home
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Eight matching white caskets adorned with flowers were lined up on Monday at the funeral service for a family of two parents and six children who were killed more than a week ago.
Death toll from California mid-air collision rises to five
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The death toll from a mid-air collision between an executive jet used by military contractor BAE Systems Inc and a small plane over Southern California on Sunday has risen to five, according to a fire department spokesman.
San Antonio police probe second anti-Semitic vandalism case in a week
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Anti-Jewish vandalism was discovered on Monday at a San Antonio synagogue, the second anti-Semitic vandalism case in the city in the past week, police said.
Planned Parenthood seeks injunction against Florida health agency
MIAMI (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood sought an emergency legal injunction on Monday against Florida health officials to block the use of what it says are new and unpublished standards to define pregnancy gestation periods.
Man was worked to death on 14-hour shift: Pennsylvania court
(Reuters) – A three-judge panel in Pennsylvania has agreed with a widow who claimed her husband was worked to death, awarding her death benefits after he collapsed during his 14-hour shift working for a municipal water department.
Suspected Connecticut bank robber dies of injuries after chase
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A suspected bank robber shot by police after a high-speed chase through several Connecticut towns last week has died, state police said on Monday.
Washington, D.C. set tourism record in 2014 as foreign visits surged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia hosted a record 20.2 million visitors last year, including a 16 percent surge in foreign tourists, the U.S. capital’s tourism organization said on Monday.
U.S. labor board dismisses Northwestern football players’ union bid
(Reuters) – Northwestern University football players lost a bid to unionize on Monday when the U.S. National Labor Relations Board dismissed their case, in a setback for elite U.S. student athletes seeking a chunk of the riches generated by college spo…
Massachusetts governor vows full probe of foster child’s death
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Monday vowed a full investigation into how a toddler died over the weekend at a state-licensed foster home, in the latest black eye for the state’s child custody system.
