Gay groups to march under own banner in NYC 2015 St. Patrick’s parade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Organizers of the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade said on Wednesday they will allow gay groups to march under their own banner in the 2015 procession, changing a decades-long policy.
Bernard Madoff’s son Andrew dies after long battle with cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff, died on Wednesday from cancer, his lawyer said. He was 48.
Gay marriage cases await early decision by U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Utah believe they have the perfect case for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide once and for all the hotly-contested legal rights issue of whether states can ban gay marriage.
Slightly fewer U.S. households lacking enough food: USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The percentage of Americans regarded as “food insecure” – lacking access to enough food for a healthy life – has edged down in the past few years but still represents over 17 million households, the U.S. Agriculture Department sa…
Islamic State issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes in Ir…
Key hearing on Detroit’s historic bankruptcy begins in U.S. court
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit will not recover, and it may not survive as a major city if its debts are not significantly reduced during bankruptcy, a city attorney told a federal judge at the start of a critical phase of the case on Tuesday.
U.S. says Islamic State video of journalist’s killing is authentic
TALLINN (Reuters) – An Islamic State video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff in reprisal for U.S. air strikes in Iraq is authentic, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said on Wednesday.
Hawaii tropical fish collector denies scuba diving attack
KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – A Hawaii man who collects tropical fish for aquariums pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a criminal charge stemming from an unusual underwater scuffle in which he is accused of ripping the breathing apparatus from the mouth of ano…
‘Java Juggs’ coffee-stand brothel operator pleads guilty
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The owner of Seattle-area drive-up coffee stands that offered caffeine and sex acts and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in tips for her baristas pleaded guilty to felony charges of fraud and promotion of prostitution, the co…
Senator Begich pulls campaign commercial using grisly murder, rape
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska Democrat Mark Begich has canceled a re-election campaign attack commercial citing grisly murders and child rape after the victims’ family complained, the latest standoff in a key race for Republicans’ bid to recapture c…
