Idaho governor says he will not appeal gay marriage ruling
(Reuters) – Idaho’s Republican governor said on Tuesday he would not challenge a federal appeals court ruling that made gay marriage legal in the state, removing any remaining uncertainty over the future for same-sex couples.
Probe of Bergdahl capture by Taliban complete, under Army review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the capture of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl by Taliban militants in Afghanistan has been completed, but it is unclear when the military will finish its report, the Pentagon said …
Two park rangers stabbed on Boston Common
(Reuters) – Two Boston city park rangers were stabbed on Tuesday on the Boston Common, and one suffered life-threatening injuries, a police spokesman said.
Five Ohio teenagers charged in fake ALS bucket attack
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Five Ohio teenagers were charged on Tuesday with dumping a bucket containing urine, tobacco and spit over the head of a boy with autism who thought he was participating in the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge,” a county prosecutor said.
Pennsylvania mother jailed in abuse case allowed home with children
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania woman sentenced to jail for mistreating her adopted children will be allowed to go home six days a week to care for her biological children when she starts her sentence this month.
U.S. sets up rapid-response Ebola team; Dallas nurse improves
DALLAS (Reuters) – The United States is establishing a rapid-response team to help hospitals “within hours” whenever there is a case of Ebola, the top doctor leading the fight against the deadly virus said on Tuesday.
Ohio inmate charged with rapes days before scheduled release
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio inmate due for release in days has been charged with raping five women in the mid 1990s based on tests performed on a backlog of thousands of rape evidence kits submitted by law enforcement, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Trial begins for Detroit-area businessman accused in wife’s murder
DETROIT (Reuters) – A suburban Detroit businessman accused of hiring his handyman to kill his wife tried to point blame away from himself after her body was discovered, telling police she may have gone to a bad neighborhood to buy drugs, prosecutors to…
U.S. national shot dead in Saudi capital Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – A gunman killed a U.S. national and wounded another in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, officials said, heightening Western concerns over security in the world’s top oil exporter as regional unrest rises.
Former Charlotte, N.C., mayor gets 44 months in prison for corruption
CHARLOTTE N.C. (Reuters) – A former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly four years in U.S. prison after admitting to using public positions in the state’s largest city for personal financial gain, including taking at …
