Atlanta adoption agency closes after charges of violations in Congo
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An Atlanta-based international adoption agency will close after it was suspended for 90 days by U.S. authorities over allegations it paid bribes and used incorrect papers to adopt children in the Congo.
U.S. court puts ruling overturning Indiana’s gay marriage ban on hold
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday put on hold a judge’s ruling striking down Indiana’s ban on gay marriage, pending an appeal of the case.
Wind-whipped wildfire forces evacuations in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A wind-driven fire burned through mountainous terrain in northeastern Arizona on Friday, forcing residents in two small subdivisions to evacuate their homes and blackening some 2,000 tree-studded acres, officials said.
U.S. auctions some 30,000 bitcoins from Silk Road raid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday auctioned off about 30,000 bitcoins seized during a raid on Silk Road, an Internet black-market bazaar where authorities say illegal drugs and other goods could be bought.
Somali expats fear bank curbs on sending money home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Each month, 42-year-old Abdirizak Alibos shows up at a money transfer business in the heart of Minneapolis to send $500 to his three children in war-torn Somalia.
Protesters fly blimp over NSA data center in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Three activist groups flew a blimp emblazoned with the words “Illegal Spying Below” over the National Security Agency’s data center in Utah on Friday in protest against the federal government’s mass surveillance programs.
Wrong Miss Florida crowned in voting mix-up
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Just a week after her coronation, the winner of the 2014 Miss Florida pageant was dethroned on Friday when organizers said they had crowned the wrong woman after a vote-count error.
U.S. soy supply seen at 37-year low, plantings hit record
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Relentless demand from exporters and processors likely thinned U.S. soybean stocks by June 1 to the lowest since the 1970s, but farmers have responded by planting their largest-ever soy crop this season, analysts expect government d…
Bail set for Wisconsin ex-cop charged with hiding two corpses
ELKHORN Wisc. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge set bail at $1 million on Friday for a former police officer suspected of stashing the bodies of two women in suitcases and dumping them along the road.
N.Y. lawmaker pleads guilty to immigration, bankruptcy fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state assemblywoman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to entering into a sham marriage to secure U.S. citizenship and lying about her assets when filing for bankruptcy.
