California man charged in transgender activist’s choking murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of killing a Southern California transgender activist and dumping her body behind a fast-food restaurant was charged with murder on Thursday, but prosecutors said they lacked evidence to prove the case was a hate c…
Gay marriage foes in Nevada drop challenge; some states push back
CARSON CITY Nev./CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – Nevada came a step closer to issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Thursday when a conservative group withdrew last-ditch motions that sought to block an appeals court decision allowing same-sex matrim…
Divorce trial of Continental CEO ends, with billions at stake
(Reuters) – Thursday marked the end of the epic nine-week divorce trial of Oklahoma’s richest man, oil magnate and Continental Resources Chief Executive Harold Hamm. With billions of dollars of company wealth at stake, the unusually secretive trial could end with the largest divorce judgment in history.
Four people in Virginia shot to death in apparent murder-suicide
(Reuters) – Three adults and a young child were killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Richmond, Virginia, police said on Thursday.
Indiana doctor, new wife die in post-wedding murder-suicide
(Reuters) – An Indiana doctor and his wife died hours after their wedding in a murder-suicide that authorities said on Thursday appeared to be the result of some kind of a dispute at their reception.
White House pans report on Colombia prostitution scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has dismissed a report implicating a White House advance team member in a 2012 Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia and denied allegations the team member’s involvement had been covered up.
Years after shooting, ex-U.S. Marine gets $10 fine in ‘unprecedented’ case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For two years, a U.S. judge railed against what she called the “unprecedented” civilian prosecution of a former Marine corporal for lying to military investigators about an accidental shooting in Iraq.
Four anti-Islamic State Kurds arrested entering U.S. from Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Homeland Security chief on Thursday presented evidence countering statements from conservative lawmakers that members of the Islamic State, which is the target of a U.S.-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria, had been caugh…
Three U.S. soldiers in Texas charged with smuggling immigrants
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Three soldiers at the Fort Hood Army post in central Texas were arrested on Thursday on charges of smuggling immigrants into the United States while dressed in their military uniforms.
World Trade Center contractor backs out of guilty plea, again
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A construction company owner, charged with defrauding a government program while his firm did nearly $1 billion in work at the World Trade Center, appeared in court on Thursday for the second time this week to plead guilty, only to…
