Arkansas capital okays anti-discrimination rule forbidden by state
LITTLE ROCK (Reuters) – The governing board of Arkansas’s capital city on Tuesday adopted an ordinance forbidding discrimination against gays and transgender people in municipal hiring, setting the stage for a legal confrontation with the state government which has banned such regulations.
Tennessee governor expected to sign bill requiring abortion waiting period
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee abortion clinics will have to be licensed as surgical centers and women will be required to wait 48 hours after counseling before undergoing an abortion under bills approved by state lawmakers on Tuesday.
Three New Jersey rabbis convicted in forced divorce scheme
(Reuters) – Three Orthodox Jewish rabbis were convicted in New Jersey on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in a scheme to force men to grant divorces to their unhappy wives under Jewish law.
Death toll rises to two in massive Wyoming traffic pileup
(Reuters) – The death toll from a massive Wyoming traffic pileup climbed to two on Tuesday after collisions that involved 64 vehicles and injured dozens, authorities said.
Crowds protest death of man after arrest by Baltimore police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Baltimore on Tuesday to protest the death of a 27-year-old black man who died after being arrested by local police.
Boston bombing victims recall day of pain, chaos, grief
BOSTON (Reuters) – Celeste Corcoran was hurled into the air by a bomb at the Boston Marathon finish line two years ago. Gillian Reny saw blood gushing from her legs and wondered if she would survive. William Campbell waited hours for his daughter to em…
DEA chief to step down, Congress probes sex party leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief will step down within weeks, the Obama administration said on Tuesday, as a congressional panel planned to examine whether DEA agents divulged secrets at sex parties that Colombian…
Seattle man charged with burning girlfriend previously arrested in gasoline attack
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man charged with dousing his girlfriend with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire outside her Seattle home had previously been arrested for drenching a woman and her five-year-old son with gasoline, court officials said on T…
New Jersey rabbis convicted in forced divorce scheme
(Reuters) – Three Orthodox Jewish rabbis were convicted in New Jersey on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in a scheme to force men to grant divorces to their unhappy wives under Jewish law.
Death toll rises to two in massive Wyoming traffic pileup
(Reuters) – The death toll from a massive Wyoming traffic pileup climbed to two on Tuesday as one lane of a federal highway remained closed for a second day after collisions that involved 64 vehicles and injured dozens, authorities said.
