Arkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas must recognize as lawful some 500 same-sex marriages that were performed during a six-day window in May 2014, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.
Man who killed family in remote Montana cabin was survivalist: police
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A man who fatally shot his wife and three children in a remote Montana forest cabin over the weekend then set his house on fire and committed suicide was described on Tuesday by police as a survivalist who lived off the grid…
Missouri executes man convicted of killing girlfriend, her daughter
(Reuters) – The state of Missouri on Tuesday executed a man convicted of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter almost 15 years ago, a prison spokesman said.
Parts of White House, Capitol complex evacuated hours apart after bomb threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House briefing room and parts of two U.S. Senate office buildings were briefly evacuated within hours of each other on Tuesday after separate bomb threats, but it was not clear if the incidents were linked.
West Hollywood marries seven contest-winning gay couples from China
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – Seven gay and lesbian couples from China were married in the Southern California gay capital of West Hollywood on Tuesday after winning a contest sponsored by a pair of Chinese Internet companies. 
Texas policeman resigns after video shows him toppling teen
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas-area policeman seen in a viral video tossing a bathing suit-clad teenage girl to the ground has resigned from the McKinney Police force, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday, calling the officer’s actions indefensi…
L.A. police commission says officer violated policy in shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police commissioners on Tuesday issued a mixed ruling in the shooting of unarmed black man by two patrolmen, largely approving of one officer’s actions while finding that the other had violated department policy.
U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Reuters) – Military prosecutors argued at the start of a California retrial on Tuesday of a U.S. Marine whose platoon killed an Iraqi civilian in 2006 that the killing was motivated by a desire to send a message to a resistant I…
Convicted killer in New York prison break on third escape attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A daring weekend escape from a New York state maximum-security penitentiary, the facility’s first prison break, marked at least the third time convicted murderer Richard Matt had moved to bust out from behind bars.
Video of police beating California assault suspect prompts probe
(Reuters) – Authorities in a Central California city are investigating whether police used excessive force when they struck an assault suspect with batons while subduing him in an incident captured on cell phone video and posted on the Internet, offici…
