On eve of court ruling, Americans oppose contraceptive ban: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans oppose letting employers, based on their religious views, exclude certain contraceptives from workers’ insurance coverage, says a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision expected on Monday.
Plaintiffs in historic gay marriage case lauded at lavish ceremony
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A year after becoming among the first same-sex couples to wed legally in California, two men who were plaintiffs in the case that led to a court overturning the state’s five-year ban on gay marriage held a lavish ceremony on Sat…
Child killed by falling security door at Philadelphia ice treat shop: report
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A 3-year-old girl was killed on Saturday when a metal security door fell on her at a flavored ice shop in Philadelphia, according to local media reports.
Conservationists rally outside Yellowstone to protest wolf hunting
(Reuters) – A rally to protest sport hunting and trapping of wolves in the United States drew about 150 participants on Saturday outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park, an organizer said.
Georgia father researched child death in hot car on Internet
(Reuters) – A Georgia father charged with murder after leaving his 22-month-old son in a sweltering car for seven hours told police he had researched how hot a vehicle needed to be to kill a child, according to a search warrant released on Saturday.
Hit-run driver sought in crash that killed three women in Florida
(Reuters) – Police in Tampa are looking for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed three women, who according to local media reports were all single mothers, authorities said on Saturday.
New Jersey resort is rechristened with its once notorious name
VERNON N.J. (Reuters) – It’s hard to forget a trip on the Alpine Slide, the half-mile fiberglass track that sent riders careening down the side of a mountain on a cart at a New Jersey resort once known as Action Park.
Southwest Airlines co-founder dies at 83
(Reuters) – Rollin King, co-founder of the affordable carrier Southwest Airlines, has died at age 83, the airline said on Saturday.
Father of California mass killer never knew ‘the monster’ in son
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The father of a 22-year-old man who killed six college students and himself near Santa Barbara, California, says he had long known his son was deeply troubled but realized too late “the monster” lurking within him.
Sufi faithful raise a stink over sultry perfume ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with followers of Islamic Sufism, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical fait…
