Ban on rope swinging from Utah arch rock formations considered
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Federal officials in Utah are deciding whether to outlaw the increasingly popular daredevil pastime of swinging on ropes dangled from towering sandstone arches and cliffs after one man died and another was badly hurt in the a…
Florida accountant accused of running sex slave business
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida certified public accountant has been charged with human trafficking after being accused of keeping three women as sex slaves in Gainesville.
Texas military hospital to treat Bergdahl has long history with POWs
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The sprawling San Antonio Military Medical Center where freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl will soon make his return to the United States is no stranger to healing the mental wounds of those who have gone through traumatic expe…
Wisconsin’s clerks warned against issuing same-sex marriage licenses
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin county clerks who issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples over the past week could face charges for breaking the state’s marriage laws, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday.
Priest killed, another injured, in Phoenix church burglary
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 29-year-old priest was shot to death and his pastor badly beaten during what police described as a burglary at a Catholic church in Phoenix, authorities said on Thursday.
Chocolate Co sues Maryland lawmaker Hershey over campaign signs
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – The Hershey Company is not sweet on the idea of Maryland lawmaker Stephen Hershey Jr’s campaign signs looking a lot like the chocolate maker’s own brown-and-white design.
Louisiana governor signs into law new abortion restrictions
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed new restrictions on abortion clinics into law on Thursday, a move his critics have said will force three of the state’s five clinics to close.
Oregon high school marks graduation after fatal shooting
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – The academic year drew to an abrupt, somber end at the Oregon high school where a teenage gunman shot a classmate to death and took his own life, with final exams canceled and a special moment of silence planned for graduation…
Missouri firm recalls over 4,000 pounds of beef over mad cow concerns
(Reuters) – A Missouri slaughter house recalled 4,012 pounds (1,800 kg) of fresh beef over concerns that nervous tissue that could contain the “mad cow” disease pathogen may not have been properly removed from the meat before shipment, a federal food s…
California man freed by jury mistake is found dead
(Reuters) – A California man, who released from a Fresno jail after a divided jury mistakenly returned a not-guilty verdict against him in a burglary case, was found dead on Thursday from an apparent stabbing, just a day after he was freed.
