Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.
California governor blocks parole of killer who buried man alive
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown has blocked the parole of a convicted murderer who beat and buried alive a mentally disabled man three decades ago, his office said on Friday.
Video shows Philadelphia transit policeman push black man with baby
(Reuters) – Philadelphia transit police on Friday released a video showing an officer push by the throat an African-American man who was holding his toddler daughter, after he allegedly evaded a train fare of $2.25.
New York prison escapee killed by police, accomplice still at large
MALONE, N.Y. (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers on Friday shot and killed one of two prisoners who broke out of a maximum security prison in New York three weeks ago and were pursuing a second escapee near the Canadian border, authorities said.
Requests for ice cream and flush toilets at Nevada’s Burning Man stirs firestorm
(Reuters) – U.S. land managers have asked operators of Burning Man to provide them with VIP accommodations and flushable toilets in the Nevada desert during the annual counterculture festival, triggering a political firestorm on Friday.
Jeb Bush to visit Charleston next week to meet with pastors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush, a Republican contender for president, will sit down with pastors on a visit on Monday to Charleston, South Carolina, where nine African-Americans were shot to death at a historic black church, his campaign said on Frida…
Grandmother gets probation for role in San Diego drug tunnel
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A 74-year-old grandmother who rented a warehouse on the U.S. border with Mexico that served as the northern end of a tunnel used to smuggle drugs was sentenced to five years of probation on Friday by a federal judge in San Diego.
Obama delivers ‘Amazing Grace’ at funeral of slain pastor
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – An impassioned President Barack Obama led thousands of mourners in singing “Amazing Grace” on Friday at the funeral of a slain pastor in Charleston and urged Americans to eliminate symbols of oppression and racism, includin…
Judge temporarily blocks Tennessee surgical center abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Tennessee law from taking effect next week that would require abortion clinics to be licensed as ambulatory surgical centers, a step which abortion rights supporters had said would force two f…
New York prison escapee believed killed in shootout, accomplice flees
MALONE, N.Y. (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who is believed to be one of two prisoners who broke out of a maximum security prison in New York three weeks ago and the second escapee is still at large near the Canadian border,…
