Appeals court lets gay marriage go ahead in South Carolina
CHARLESTON S.C (Reuters) – The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined on Tuesday to stay a district court ruling from last week that struck down South Carolina’s gay marriage ban, meaning same-sex weddings could happen there as soon as Thursday.
Pennsylvania death row inmate gets stay of execution
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man sentenced to death for murdering four people was granted a stay of execution on Tuesday so he could join lawsuits challenging the state’s execution methods, according to authorities.
Search on for missing New Mexico plane with two on board
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Officials searched by ground and air in New Mexico on Tuesday for a single-engine plane with two passengers that went missing after taking off from a small airstrip west of Albuquerque on Friday, authorities said.
Death of Virginia college student ruled a homicide
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The death of Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia sophomore whose remains were found in October, has been ruled a homicide by the state’s medical examiner, police said on Tuesday.
Missouri Governor names panel to address inequity in Ferguson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor on Tuesday named 16 members to a panel charged with making recommendations to fix social and economic inequalities in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb hit by protests since a white policeman fatally shot an unarm…
Senate narrowly fails to pass Keystone XL pipeline bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, rejecting a measure the House of Representatives approved last week.
Cleveland settles police chase shooting for $3 million
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland will pay $3 million to resolve claims brought by the families of a man and woman shot dead after a high-speed police chase in 2012 that involved dozens of officers and nearly 140 rounds fired, a local probate judge ruled…
Texas woman gets 21-month sentence for threatening to kill Obama
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston woman who goes by the name Teddy Bear Paradise was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison for threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama, prosecutors said.
All 50 U.S. states feeling freezing temperatures
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Temperatures in all 50 U.S. states dipped to freezing or below on Tuesday as an unseasonably cold blast of weather moved across the country, meteorologists said.
Pennsylvania approves casino amid local gaming industry concerns
PENNSYLVANIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania regulators on Tuesday approved a new casino license in Philadelphia, where a rival has voiced concerns about a saturated local gaming market an hour from the troubled gambling destination, Atlantic City.
