Judge orders Texas to recognize spouse on same-sex death certificate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Texas officials to recognize on a state death certificate the surviving spouse in a same-sex marriage whose husband died earlier this year.
Police kill gunman at Nashville movie theater
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A gunman wearing a surgical mask and wielding an ax opened fire on Wednesday at a Nashville-area theater showing of the movie “Mad Max: Fury Road” and was shot dead by police after injuring three people when he doused the t…
Victim’s daughter says family ‘broken’ by Colorado movie gunman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The teenage daughter of a Colorado movie rampage victim broke down repeatedly on Wednesday as she described how she saw her father murdered beside her, and told jurors how her family was “broken” by James Holmes’ 2012 mass…
Majority of Americans say more must be done to fight racism: Pew
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A majority of Americans, white and black, believe that more needs to be done to fight racism in the United States, following a year of protests over the treatment of minorities by police, according to a Pew Research Center survey re…
Eugene, Oregon settles with U.S. over police hiring discrimination
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s second-largest city has agreed to pay a civil penalty and undergo federal monitoring in a settlement over allegations it violated anti-discrimination law when hiring new police officers, the Justice Department said o…
Capitol gyrocopter stunt exposes security flaws: Senate report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The high-profile gyrocopter landing at the U.S. Capitol in April exposed security lapses that included communications and investigative breakdowns and a radar gap, a bipartisan Senate report said on Wednesday.
Senator ‘alarmed’ by reports U.S. military families harassed
DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. Senator said on Wednesday he was alarmed by reports of an FBI alert that relatives of U.S. military personnel in Colorado and Wyoming were harassed outside their homes by Middle Eastern men who may have had them under surveill…
Boston mayor aims to ban chewing tobacco in baseball, other sports
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday took on one of baseball’s oldest traditions, saying he planned to ban chewing tobacco at the century-old Fenway Park and all other sporting facilities in the city starting next year.
Injury toll in deadly New Hampshire circus tent collapse tops 50
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Authorities in New Hampshire on Wednesday raised the number of people injured in the deadly collapse of a circus tent to more than 50, while the circus operator said it was canceling upcoming performances in the state.
Accused Taliban says U.S. helicopters killed insurgents ‘like insects’
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. helicopters gunned down Taliban fighters “like insects” during a failed 2009 attack in Afghanistan, an accused Taliban fighter said in a videotaped interview with the FBI shown during his trial on Wednesday.
