U.S. appeals court puts gay marriages on hold in Indiana
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Indiana while the state appeals its ruling overturning a ban on gay nuptials to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fireball lights up night sky over eastern U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A blazing meteor lit up the night sky like fireworks across a dozen eastern U.S. states and prompted almost 160 sighting reports, the American Meteor Society said on Monday.
South Carolina congressman Sanford, ex-wife head to mediation
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina U.S. congressman Mark Sanford and his former wife have agreed to go to mediation over the latest spat arising from their divorce in 2010 after his extramarital affair while serving as the state’s governor, a j…
Elderly Colorado man died while making bomb, police believe
DENVER (Reuters) – A 92-year-old Colorado man who investigators initially thought shot himself to death actually appears to have died when a homemade bomb he was assembling at his remote mountain house detonated accidentally, police said on Sunday.
Vulnerable North Carolina senator Hagan takes lead in two polls
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is leading her Republican challenger among likely voters in North Carolina, two polls showed on Monday, the latest shift in a race that could help decide which party controls the chamber.
New Yorker Kira Kazantsev ‘Happy’ to be crowned Miss America
(Reuters) – New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday, a “three-peat” for contenders from the Big Apple.
Senate holds hearing on District of Columbia statehood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee will consider statehood for the District of Columbia on Monday, the first hearing on the matter by Congress in two decades, but there is practically no chance for the U.S. capital to become the 51st state….
Politics a family business for many U.S. candidates this year
(Reuters) – Fighting for his political survival in a race that could swing majority control of the U.S. Senate, Arkansas Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor is leaning on a political asset no amount of campaign money can buy.
U.S. to help train people to spot potential violent extremists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government launched a program on Monday to reach out to key members of communities across the country to try to stop radicalized young people joining Islamic State and other extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Pregnant Philadelphia woman, unborn child, killed in shooting -police
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An unborn child whose mother was killed in a weekend shooting in Philadelphia has died after being delivered by Caesarian section.
