Atlanta ex-fire chief sues after firing for book slamming homosexuality
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta’s ex-fire chief sued the city on Wednesday, seeking to get his job back after being ousted for writing a book critical of homosexuality, claiming he was terminated in violation of his rights to freedom of religion and speech.
U.S. court overturns conviction of Australian once held at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military appeals court on Wednesday threw out the conviction of Australian David Hicks on a terrorism-related charge, saying the activity for which he was convicted did not become a crime until years after he was captured …
Explosion at Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, injures four
TORRANCE, Calif. (Reuters) – An explosion and fire ripped through a gasoline processing unit at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, near Los Angeles on Wednesday, slightly injuring four workers and shattering windows of surrounding buildin…
Denver policeman critically hurt in Ferguson protest leaves hospital
DENVER (Reuters) – A Denver police officer critically injured when he was struck by a motorist last year during a demonstration over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri was released from a hospital on Wednesday.
‘American Sniper’ murder suspect battling ‘demons,’ sister testifies
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man accused of murdering former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle went through debilitating bouts of paranoia and had a hair-trigger temper, his relatives and girlfriend told a court on Wednesday, according to media reports…
Controversy flares over making Colorado canyon national monument
DENVER (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to name three sites around the country this week as national monuments, including a canyon in Colorado where critics of the move denounced the plan on Wednesday as a big government land grab.
Florida man gets nine years prison in New Jersey over global poison plot
(Reuters) – A Florida man was sentenced on Wednesday to just over nine years in prison after having pleaded guilty to producing and selling deadly toxins to people outside the United States, and conspiring with a British woman to kill her mother.
Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to punish licensing of gay marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma bill to punish any local or state employee who issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples will be heading to a vote in the state House of Representatives after a committee approved the legislation this week.
U.S. university backtracks on excluding Iranian engineering students
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. state university said on Wednesday it had reversed a decision to stop admitting Iranian students into its science and engineering programs after consulting with State Department officials and its own attorneys.
U.S. deciding whether to extend Obamacare enrollment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans who have started enrolling for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act can still sign up, and the U.S. government is weighing whether to open a special enrollment period for those who missed Sunday’s deadline, th…
