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…
Illinois must disclose which bills it has paid or not paid: judge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday gave Illinois until midday on Friday to disclose which bills the state has paid or not paid and why it could not fully comply with a court order to fund services for developmentally disabled residents in…
Dedicated New York State police unit to tackle campus sex assault
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state is launching a specialized police unit to help crack down on sexual assault on college campuses, but some victims’ advocates are wary, saying law enforcement has not been effective in tackling the issue in the past.
Deported man captured in tourist photo before slaying of San Francisco woman: police
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A convicted felon who had been deported to Mexico five times was seen acting erratically and captured in a tourist photo just moments before police say he shot dead a 32-year-old woman on a San Francisco pier last month, inves…
Local channels blacked out on Dish across 36 states
(Reuters) – Dish Network Corp said subscribers have lost access to more than 100 local stations due to a distribution dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, affecting viewers of a string of ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC channels.
Boundaries shift in the U.S. on what cellphone use is rude: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Do you text or otherwise engage with a small screen during a social gathering? A U.S. survey suggests you are not alone, even if you are annoyed when other people do exactly the same thing.
