U.S. pastor defrocked over son’s same-sex wedding faces Methodist council
MEMPHIS Tenn. (Reuters) – A U.S. pastor who was defrocked after officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding ceremony, and later reinstated, made an appeal to hang onto his ordination before a Methodist judicial council on Wednesday.
Father, son who ran NY drug treatment centers face fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A father and son who ran New York City substance abuse clinics were accused on Wednesday of stealing tax money meant to treat addicts and using it to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars.
Suspected serial killer charged in another murder in Indiana
CROWN POINT Ind. (Reuters) – Suspected serial killer Darren Vann, who was arrested on Saturday and charged in the murder of a young woman whose body was found in a motel in Indiana, was charged on Wednesday in the murder of another woman, prosecutors s…
Four men plead not guilty to murder in 2013 carjacking at N.J. mall
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Four men accused of slaying a lawyer in front of his wife during a 2013 carjacking at an upscale New Jersey mall pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder and illegal weapons possession.
Search near abandoned car fails to turn up missing ex-Harlem Globetrotter
(Reuters) – Police in Northern California have called off a search through remote terrain for former Harlem Globetrotters player Rico Omarr Harris, whose car was found in the area nearly two weeks ago, authorities said on Wednesday.
Fowle back at Ohio home after half-year detention in North Korea
(Reuters) – American Jeffrey Fowle returned to his home in southern Ohio on Wednesday after a tearful reunion with this family at a U.S. Air Force base in the state, and his lawyer said he was in good health after a nearly half-year detention in North …
Distracted truck driver blamed for Maryland train wreck, explosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trash truck driver talking on a hands-free mobile device caused a 2013 Maryland train collision that led to a 15-car derailment and explosion, U.S. investigators said on Wednesday.
Oklahoma judge allows law banning abortion pills to take effect
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge said on Wednesday he will allow a law that bans abortion-inducing drugs to take effect as planned on Nov. 1, over the objections of abortion rights advocates who said the measure is poor public health policy …
California venture firm does not have to release documents in discrimination suit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s privacy laws have saved a high-profile venture capital firm from having to release potentially embarrassing information about a former partner in a discrimination lawsuit by a former female partner.
U.S. Secret Service blasted for sending agents to employee’s house
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Government investigators faulted the Secret Service on Wednesday for pulling agents from their posts near the White House and sending them to the home of an agency employee involved in a private dispute in 2011.
