Texas Supreme Court allows a same-sex couple to divorce
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a divorce granted in a lower court for a same-sex couple, a rare decision in a state that has a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Philadelphia Boy Scouts council allows openly gay leaders
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Boy Scouts council in Philadelphia will welcome qualified scoutmasters and den mothers regardless of sexual orientation, in opposition to the national organization’s ban on openly gay scout leaders, the council president said on Friday. 
U.S. confidence in police at 22-year low: Gallup poll
(Reuters) – Confidence in police in the United States has dropped to the lowest level in more than two decades, with just 52 percent of Americans expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence, according to a Gallup poll released on Friday.
U.S. pay gap also problematic in C-Suite
BOSTON (Reuters) – America’s wealth gap debate is even reaching the corner office: The pay of chief executive officers is rising faster than pay for other executives, at a pace that is worrying ratings agencies, consultants and even America’s largest l…
Oklahoma man convicted of illegal sexual contact at Kenyan orphanage
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A jury at a federal court in Oklahoma City on Friday found an Oklahoma man charged with molesting orphans in Kenya during his Christian missionary work guilty of seven counts of illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
Men charged in Boston beheading plot plead not guilty in court
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two New England men pleaded not guilty in federal court in Boston on Friday to charges they plotted to help the militant group Islamic State by beheading Massachusetts police officers.
U.S. proposes tighter emission standards for big trucks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration proposed new rules on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from heavy, long-haul trucks, a move to attack climate change that prompted a wary response from industry groups worried about the costs.
Ton of confiscated ivory crushed in New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than a ton of ivory confiscated from New York and Philadelphia was crushed in Times Square on Friday to show intolerance for elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade, federal wildlife authorities said.
Thousands lose power when naked woman crashes into Seattle-area utility pole
SEATTLE (Reuters) – More than 4,000 people in a Seattle suburb lost power on Friday after a woman driving naked crashed her car into a utility pole, police said.
Milwaukee-area police detective shot by burglary suspect
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A suburban Milwaukee police officer was shot on the west side of the city on Friday by a burglary suspect, who fled on foot and is still at large, police said.
