Missouri must recognize same-sex marriages from other areas: judge
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who have wed legally in other places, a state court judge ruled on Friday in the latest case to address gay rights in the United States.
Suspected South Carolina child murderer earlier accused of domestic violence
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina man charged with murdering his five children last month before driving their bodies across several states and dumping them in Alabama was accused more than two years ago of domestic violence, police records …
Pennsylvania police find supplies left in woods by ambush suspect
(Reuters) – A survivalist suspected of killing a Pennsylvania trooper and wounding another three weeks ago is living on cans of tuna fish and noodles while eluding an intensive manhunt in the deep woods of the Pocono Mountains, officials said on Friday…
New data emerges on rape kit backlogs in four U.S. cities
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of rape kits remain untested in four major U.S. cities, according to new data on rape kit backlogs released on Friday by the Joyful Heart Foundation.
Secret Service in disarray, fueling questions over Obama’s safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Secret Service officer Timothy McCarthy took a bullet to protect Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt and agent Jerry Parr shoved the president into a limousine, their quick reflexes projected a Hollywood-style imag…
California man whose pit bulls killed woman gets 15 years to life
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California drug dealer whose four pit bulls fatally mauled a woman was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, a court clerk said.
Colorado school board approves review of history curriculum
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado school board whose proposed changes to a history curriculum spawned student walk-outs and teacher sick-outs voted on Thursday to move ahead with a modified version of the controversial measure.
Scrutiny of Florida child welfare office after family killing
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida agency under scrutiny since a recent murder-suicide killed a family of eight defended one of its managers on Friday, noting that he was cleared of accusations of inappropriate workplace behavior shortly before the death…
Alaska top court rules Native American girl can stay with adoptive family
(Reuters) – Alaska’s Supreme Court has ruled a Native American girl should stay with her adoptive non-Native family instead of tribal relatives, angering a tiny coastal community and dealing another blow to a 36-year-old law governing out-of-tribe adop…
Milwaukee man pleads guilty in Stradivarius violin theft
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee man accused of stealing a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert musician pleaded guilty on Friday to felony robbery, circuit court records show.
