Utah asks U.S. top court to hear gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utah officials on Tuesday filed court papers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state’s ban on gay marriage.
Albuquerque could scrap jail time for small amounts of pot
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Albuquerque in New Mexico may eliminate jail time for offenders caught with small amounts of marijuana after a city councillor proposed giving only small fines to those caught with less than an ounce of pot.
Burglars who took Hank Aaron baseball rings sentenced to prison
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Two men who burglarized the Atlanta home of retired Major League Baseball star Hank Aaron and stole “priceless” rings destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
Wyoming couple charged with abuse for imprisoning child in cage
(Reuters) – A Wyoming couple are charged with felony child abuse for forcing the woman’s 7-year-old son to live in an outdoor cage where they periodically fed him and sometimes freed him to use the bathroom, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Michigan porch shooting suspect says he fired out of fear
DETROIT (Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner who shot a black teenage girl to death on his front porch said on Tuesday he was acting out of fear and not aiming at her.
NYC police union denies choke hold used in man’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York police union leader denied on Tuesday that officers used a choke hold while trying to arrest a Staten Island man who later died, saying the coroner’s finding in the case was politically motivated.
Residents evacuated after mudslide topples Utah home
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A mudslide toppled one home in Utah on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of 20 others and a tennis club below a hillside that city officials said had already shown signs of stress. 
Hiker vanishes after falling near Oregon’s Crater Lake
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Rangers at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon asked for the public’s help on Tuesday as they look for a man who appears to have vanished after being seen falling near the country’s deepest lake.
Three members of family found at bottom of Hollywood pool
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mother and two of her children were in grave condition after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a motel in Hollywood, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said on Tuesday.
Tennessee man pleads guilty to killing in-laws with exploding lamp
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing his elderly in-laws with an explosive device disguised as a lamp, prosecutors said.
