Survivor, two bodies found after Philadelphia robbery, abduction
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A man suffering stab wounds who said he was thrown into Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River early on Wednesday after a robbery and kidnapping was found by police, who also recovered two bound and submerged bodies.
Texas parents sue day care center for duct taping child to nap mat
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas couple has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Fort Worth-area day care center seeking $1 million damages from the facility for duct-taping their 2-year-old son to a mat because he was unruly at nap time, their lawyer sai…
Body found at home of man who fatally shot wife at NJ hospital
(Reuters) – A body was found at the home of a man who earlier on Wednesday shot and killed his wife at a southern New Jersey hospital and then shot and wounded himself, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Mexican family files suit accusing U.S. agents in border death
(Reuters) – Relatives of a Mexican man they said was shot dead by U.S. agents on the Mexican side of the border in 2012 filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking $40 million damages from the United States for what the family claims was an excessive and ille…
Tennessee lawyer Barrett dies, a civil rights champion
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – George Barrett, a lawyer who waged a nearly four-decade battle for desegregation of Tennessee’s colleges and universities and represented student civil rights activists, has died at 86, a law firm partner said on Wednesday.
California would triple tax breaks for film production under deal
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California will triple its tax breaks for entertainment companies doing business in the state, the latest effort to stem a tide of runaway production that has cost billions in revenue in Hollywood’s home state under a deal…
Bankrupt Detroit offered bigger loan secured by art
(Reuters) – A New York-based specialty finance group is ready to loan Detroit as much as $4 billion, double its previous offer, if the bankrupt city uses the masterpieces in its art museum as collateral, according to a new proposal that surfaced this w…
Gay marriage issue lands at Florida Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – The hot topic of same-sex marriage was sent to the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case brought by two women appealing a Tampa judge’s denial of their divorce petition.
Gay marriage advocates ask top U.S. court to strike down state bans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a bold legal move, gay marriage advocates are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in three pending cases to decide once and for all whether states can ban same-sex unions.
Death certificates would reflect gender identity under California bill
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Death certificates in California would be changed to reflect the gender identity of people at the time of their death rather than their sex at birth under a bill passed by lawmakers on Wednesday, the latest effort by the s…
