Florida Supreme Court rules against red light cameras in two cities
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Florida drivers caught on camera running red lights before 2010 could qualify for refunds on their tickets under a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday.
Second German tourist dies during Grand Canyon holiday
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A German tourist was killed when his kayak capsized on the Colorado River in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said on Thursday, the second German visitor to die in the park this week.
Texas man sues doctors for removing wrong kidney
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages from two doctors he said were responsible for removing his healthy kidney and leaving a cancerous one in his body.
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.
