Virginia marriage by couple in 90s may be illegal, judge says
(Reuters) – The secret marriage this year of a 96-year-old Virginia woman and a 95-year-old man has drawn the scrutiny of a judge, who has ruled the marriage may be illegal, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Though facing deportation by U.S., kids learn to ‘pledge allegiance’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to promptly send them home to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, but until they are shipped out children caught entering the United States illegally are getting an old-fashioned dose of American pat…
New York City’s ‘responsible banking’ law survives court challenge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a 2012 New York City law designed to ensure that banks holding the city’s deposits document how well they meet the needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Women seen leading governors’ races in Mass., Rhode Island
BOSTON/PROVIDENCE R.I. (Reuters) – Voters in five eastern U.S. states faced primary election choices on Tuesday, with Democrats in Massachusetts and Rhode Island picking among candidates who could become each state’s first elected woman governor.
Pilot killed at Reno Air Races, scene of 2011 crash
(Reuters) – A veteran pilot died when he crashed during qualifying for the National Championship Air Races, official said on Tuesday in Reno, where 11 people were killed in 2011 when a World War Two-era plane slammed into the ground near the grandstand…
U.S. falls behind in college competition: OECD
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The United States has slipped behind many other countries in college completion and “educational mobility,” with fewer young Americans getting more education than their parents, according to the Organization for Economic Coopera…
Wisconsin, Indiana ask U.S. justices to hear gay marriage cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The states of Wisconsin and Indiana on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold their respective bans on gay marriage.
U.S. proposes rules to prevent runaway trains packed with explosive goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday proposed measures to prevent unattended freight trains from causing accidents, the latest of several steps meant to improve oil train safety after a string of serious mishaps in the United States and C…
Nebraska lieutenant governor steps down after protection order
(Reuters) – Nebraska’s lieutenant governor resigned his post and withdrew from the upcoming election on Tuesday, a day after a judge entered a protection order against him in a family dispute.
Top Virginia lawmakers back stiffer ethics law after ex-governor’s conviction
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Two top Virginia state lawmakers on Tuesday backed stiffening ethics legislation, among the laxest in the United States, after the conviction of a former governor and his wife on corruption charges.
