Georgia joins other U.S. states facing gay marriage lawsuits
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit was filed in Atlanta on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law banning same sex marriage, the first such case in the southern U.S. state.
Teen who stowed away on flight to Hawaii remains hospitalized
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet remained hospitalized on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific Ocean, a Hawaii offic…
Volunteer coach found guilty Of lying in Ohio teen party rape case
(Reuters) – A volunteer football coach was found guilty on Tuesday of lying to authorities and allowing underage drinking in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a party in August 2012 that drew national attention to an Ohio town.
Missouri mayor quits after anti-Semitic remarks tied to Kansas killings
(Reuters) – The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town resigned on Tuesday in the wake of community anger over anti-Semitic comments he made in reference to recent killings at two Jewish community facilities in Kansas.
‘Ice Road Truckers’ star kidnapped, beat Las Vegas prostitute: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former star of the History Channel reality TV show “IRT: Deadliest Roads” is due in court in Las Vegas next month to face first degree kidnapping, extortion and coercion charges, a spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorn…
Missouri plans execution after Oklahoma stay over drug secrecy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Missouri death row inmate on Tuesday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt his execution over concerns about the state’s secret lethal injection drugs, a day after an Oklahoma court st…
Planned powdered alcohol product hits snag with U.S. regulators
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The planned release of a just-add-water alcoholic beverage mix called “Palcohol” hit a snag this week when the U.S. regulatory body in charge of approving its sale blocked it over a labeling issue, the company behind the product sa…
Friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber seeks trial venue change
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Tuesday asked a judge to move his trial on charges of interfering with the investigation, arguing that pretrial publicity has made it impossible for him to get a fair hearing in Massa…
Deadly Texas fertilizer warehouse blast preventable: U.S
DALLAS (Reuters) – A deadly 2013 fertilizer warehouse explosion in Texas that claimed at least 14 lives could have been prevented, U.S. safety investigators said on Tuesday.
‘Main Line’ drug ring in Pennsylvania nets two prep school grads
(Reuters) – Two graduates of an exclusive Pennsylvania prep school were charged with operating an extensive drug ring that dealt cocaine and marijuana to students at high schools and colleges in an affluent part of Philadelphia, authorities said on Tue…
