Supreme Court dodges gay marriage, allowing weddings in five more states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide once and for all whether states can ban gay marriage, a surprising move that will allow gay men and women to get married in five additional states, with more likely to follow qu…
Georgia deputies cleared after stun grenade injured toddler
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A grand jury in Georgia on Monday declined to indict sheriff’s deputies who during a drug raid in May set off a stun grenade that severely injured a 19-month-old boy, prosecutors said Monday.
Women get 20-day jail term for theft of mask and hat from Washington governor’s office
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two women who broke into Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s office and stole items including an animal-fur mask and ceremonial state police hat were sentenced on Monday to 20 days in jail, a county prosecutor said.
National monument status questioned for L.A. area mountains
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A seemingly innocuous effort to declare part of a mountain range near Los Angeles a national monument has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans, who see it as a Democratic land grab that bypasses Congress and abuses power…
Supreme Court dodges gay marriage, allowing weddings in five more states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide once and for all whether states can ban gay marriage, a surprising move that will allow gay men and women to get married in five additional states, with more likely to follow qu…
Seattle lawmakers vote to change name of Columbus Day holiday
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle City Council unanimously voted on Monday to redesignate the federal Columbus Day holiday as Indigenous Peoples’ Day to reflect that Native Americans were living on the continent before Christopher Columbus’ 15th Century …
Parents of fatally shot Missouri teen renew call for special prosecutor
(Reuters) – The parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager fatally shot in August by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, asked Missouri’s governor on Monday to reconsider his decision not to appoint a special prosecutor in the case….
Defendant can withdraw U.S. terror plea due to warrantless surveillance: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Albanian man who pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge can withdraw his plea after the U.S. government disclosed it monitored his communications without a warrant, a federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled, likely setting up a rare c…
U.S. working on new screenings for Ebola but no travel ban
WASHINGTON/DALLAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday that the government would develop expanded screening of airline passengers for Ebola, both in the West African countries hit by the disease and the United States.
Obama says U.S. working on new ways to screen passengers for Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday his administration was working on additional protocols for screening airplane passengers to identify people who might have Ebola and would step up efforts to make medical professionals aware …
