Texas couple both dead after argument over $500 lottery ticket win
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) – A winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $500 prompted an argument between a couple in their Fort Worth home that ended with both dying of gunshot wounds, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights
(Reuters) – Arkansas lawmakers passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Tuesday that critics said would allow businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians, drawing a swift demand from Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the governor to veto the bill.
Los Angeles to pay $1.35 million to mother of driver who died in police custody
(Reuters) – The city of Los Angeles will pay $1.35 million to the mother of a man who died of an asthma attack while in police custody, the Los Angeles Times reported.
U.S. House committee subpoenas two Secret Service agents over security incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives committee subpoenaed two U.S. Secret Service agents on Tuesday after an incident this month when agents allegedly drove a car past White House barricades after drinking at a party.
Boeing lists workers eligible to vote on union drive
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A machinists union campaign to organize Boeing Co’s South Carolina operations began in earnest on Tuesday, as the company turned over a list of about 3,000 employees eligible for an April 22 organizing vote….
Alabama lawmaker drops bid to repeal law named for his dead patient
(Reuters) – An Alabama doctor-turned-lawmaker said on Tuesday he was abandoning his push to overturn a law requiring insurers to pay for post-pregnancy hospital stays that was inspired by and named after a former patient of his who died days after givi…
Colorado teen found in suitcase suffered drug overdose: coroner
DENVER (Reuters) – A teenage Colorado girl whose remains were found dumped in a suitcase in a remote park area last month died from a drug overdose, the local coroner’s office said on Tuesday.
Florida city bans drinking on beach after spring break shooting
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida city on Tuesday banned drinking on its beaches for the remainder of the current spring break season, after seven people were shot during a raucous party over the weekend.
Former pastor, partner used PFGBest failure to hide scam: CFTC lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former pastor at a Florida church and a partner tried to use the 2012 bankruptcy of brokerage Peregrine Financial Group to hide their theft of $2 million from investors in a commodity trading scam, according to a lawsuit filed by …
Hamster decapitation video prompts Mississippi university student to leave school
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – The family of a University of Mississippi student withdrew him from the school on Tuesday after a video appearing to show him biting the head off a hamster while on spring break this month was posted online.
