U.S. appeals court puts Nebraska same-sex marriages on hold
(Reuters) – A federal judge’s ruling that would have allowed same-sex couples in Nebraska to marry starting on Monday will be stayed pending an appeal by state officials, a U.S. appeals court panel said on Thursday.
New trial sought for Pennsylvania boy convicted of murder at age 11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Pennsylvania boy convicted of murdering his father’s pregnant girlfriend when he was 11 years old asked a judge on Thursday to grant him a new trial or set him free.
Delta jet skids off runway during snowstorm at NY airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines Inc jet landing during a snowstorm at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday slid off the runway and struck a fence before coming to rest on a snow-covered embankment just feet from the frigid waters of Flushing…
Opening statements in Colorado cinema massacre trial due April 21
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The judge overseeing the Colorado cinema massacre trial said on Thursday he wants opening statements in the much-delayed case against gunman James Holmes to begin on April 21.
Gag order lifted in Massey ex-CEO’s trial over fatal West Virginia mine blast
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A federal appeals court lifted a sweeping gag order on Thursday that sealed court documents and barred participants from talking about a West Virginia criminal case stemming from the worst U.S. mine disaster in four decades.
Exclusive: White House mulled, then balked at curbing explosive gas on oil trains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration weighed national standards to control explosive gas in oil trains last year but rejected the move, deciding instead to leave new rules to North Dakota, where much of the fuel originates.
Cardinal Edward Egan, former New York archbishop, dies at 82
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cardinal Edward Egan, a former Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, who won praise for his leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks but was criticized for his handling of a clergy sex abuse scandal, died on Thursday at age 82.
Washington state woman files wrongful death lawsuit over superbug infection
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state woman has filed a lawsuit against a hospital and a leading medical-device manufacturer claiming her husband died from a drug-resistant “superbug” he contracted from a contaminated medical scope, her lawyer said on…
Pride, frustration in Selma 50 years after ‘Bloody Sunday’ march
SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) – Lynda Lowery still bears a scar above her right eye from the beating she took from a policeman’s club 50 years ago on “Bloody Sunday,” when roughly 600 peaceful civil rights activists were attacked crossing the Edmund Pettus Bri…
Two GM workers sue carmaker for not allowing unpaid religious days
DETROIT (Reuters) – Two General Motors Co workers at its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant have sued the No. 1 U.S. automaker and are seeking class-action status, claiming the company violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by denying them unpaid religiou…
