Defense makes closing argument in rape trial of former Goldman banker
RIVERHEAD, New York (Reuters) – A New York judge heard the defense’s closing argument on Tuesday in the trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of raping an Irish student on Long Island in the summer of 2013.
Divided Supreme Court wrestles with gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on Tuesday on whether to legalize gay marriage across the United States, with Justice Anthony Kennedy, the likely swing vote, asking skeptical questions but saying same-sex couples …
Judge sets ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver’s corruption trial for Nov. 2
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Embattled former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, accused by prosecutors of taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, will go to trial on Nov. 2 on a sweeping series of corruption charges.
Texas to execute man convicted of stabbing prison guard to death
(Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday is set to execute by lethal injection a man convicted in the 1999 killing of a prison guard who wrote him up for bringing lunch into an area where food was not allowed.
Four drunk driving arrests in 48 hours lands R.I. man in prison
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island man arrested four times in less than 48 hours for drunken driving is going to prison. 
Online traders get new safe zone from possible harm: police stations
SEATTLE (Reuters) – After responding to a Craigslist advertisement for a cheap Toyota, Fred Wallace and his wife took $5,000 cash and drove to meet the seller at nightfall at a gated community in California.
Washington state high school gunman due in court, classes resume
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school student who fired a revolver in a stairwell before class in an apparent attempt to provoke an on-campus guard into killing him in return was due in court on Tuesday to face multiple gun charges, police…
Tyson Foods plans to cut human antibiotics in U.S. chicken flocks by 2017
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc, the largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chicken flocks by September 2017 – one of the most aggressive timelines yet set by an American poultry company.
Nevada’s Attorney General charges Bitcoin-fueled poker website -newspaper
(Reuters) – Nevada’s Attorney General has charged the operator of an online poker website that accepted Bitcoin for running it without a license, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear pivotal gay marriage arguments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set on Tuesday to hear arguments on whether the Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, taking up a contentious social issue in what promises to be the year’s mos…
