Prominent U.S. Mormon activist appeals against excommunication
(Reuters) – A prominent Mormon activist who was excommunicated for apostasy after he supported same-sex marriage and questioned church doctrine appealed on Tuesday against his expulsion, saying it was unjustified and calling for his case to be heard ag…
City manager of Ferguson, Missouri, resigns after U.S. probe
(Reuters) – The city manager of Ferguson, Missouri, has resigned in the wake of a U.S. Justice Department probe that found a range of systemic racially biased practices by the police and municipal court, the city said on Tuesday.
Union says talks to end U.S. refinery strike ‘moving along’
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The union representing striking U.S. refinery workers said on Tuesday that renewed talks with oil companies for a settlement to the 38-day work stoppage were “moving along.”
Utah to bring back firing squad if lethal injections unavailable
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Utah voted on Tuesday to bring back executions by firing squad if lethal injections are unavailable, which would make it the only state in the country to permit the practice.
Bitcoin Exchange itBit says it won part of bitcoin auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – – Bitcoin exchange itBit on Tuesday said it had won part of the U.S. government’s third auction of bitcoins seized from Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted last month of operating black market website Silk Road.
Denver policeman fired for excessive force on female inmate
DENVER (Reuters) – A 16-year veteran police officer has been fired for using “egregiously disproportionate” force to subdue a woman who had been taken into custody for resisting arrest in the latest incident involving alleged police brutality in Denver…
Man arrested for Arkansas murder nearly 50 years later
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A man who was a little too chatty with a cellmate in Delaware a few years ago was arrested on Tuesday for a murder that took place nearly a half-century ago in Arkansas, authorities said.
Venture firm Kleiner’s lawyer sharply questions ex-partner
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawyer for venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers peppered former partner Ellen Pao with questions in court Tuesday afternoon, but Pao stayed calm on the witness stand, answering with short, measured, responses.
Colorado fire crews find ‘my wife is a cheater’ scrawled on burning home
DENVER (Reuters) – Fire crews responding to reports of an explosion at a suburban Denver home early on Tuesday found the residence engulfed in flames with “my wife is a cheater” scrawled on the structure, authorities said.
Authorities search for missing California woman amid campus attacks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities were searching on Tuesday for a 22-year-old woman reported missing near a Southern California university, saying concerns for her well-being were heightened by a string of recent campus crimes that included an attemp…
