U.S. appeals court conflicted over gay marriages cases
CINCINNATI Ohio (Reuters) – In a sign that gay-marriage rights could lose momentum in U.S. courts, the three judges on a federal appeals court in Cincinnati appeared divided on Wednesday when they weighed cases from four states.
Reward offered for man shown kicking squirrel into Grand Canyon
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An animal rights group offered a reward of nearly $17,000 on Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who apparently kicked a squirrel into Arizona’s Grand Canyon in a video that went viral on the Inte…
Drone crashes into famed hot spring at Yellowstone National Park
(Reuters) – A tourist seeking to take pictures of Yellowstone National Park crashed a camera-equipped drone into its largest hot spring, possibly damaging the prized geothermal feature, a park official said on Wednesday.
Obama says lacks sufficient data to fast-track Ebola drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he lacks enough information to green-light a promising drug to treat the deadly Ebola virus and that the initial response should focus on public health measures to contain the outbreak.
Houston approves ride services Uber, Lyft
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The city council in Houston gave the green light to smartphone-enabled car ride services on Wednesday, removing legal uncertainty around popular services including Uber and Lyft.
U.S. college sports set for pivotal NCAA reform vote
(Reuters) – Student-athletes in the United States may move a step closer to receiving financial compensation, when a group of university leaders on Thursday are expected to allow the wealthiest collegiate sports programs to leave behind decades-old res…
Arizona county proposes hiring ban, extra charges for smokers
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Smokers seeking a job in one Arizona county need not apply and current employees would pay the price for lighting up under a controversial proposal by its top administrator.
Jeweler Fabergé forces Brooklyn’s Faberge restaurant to change name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has ordered Faberge, a Brooklyn restaurant and banquet hall, to come up with a new name by the end of August after Fabergé, the luxury jewelry company favored by the tsars of Russia, successfully sued for breach of copyright.
Death at Pennsylvania gas well blamed on human error, poor supervision
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – An explosion at a Chevron Corp gas well in southwestern Pennsylvania that killed a man in February was caused by an inexperienced contract worker who was improperly supervised, according to a state report released on Wednesda…
Tenn. mom charged with taking meth while pregnant going to rehab: officials
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee prosecutors are temporarily delaying their pursuit of an assault charge against a woman for allegedly taking methamphetamine while she was pregnant, so they can see how she does in drug treatment, officials said on…
