Sperm donor or parent? Check the box on California form
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A bill aimed at protecting the parental and adoptive rights of same-sex couples in California passed a key legislative hurdle on Monday in an effort to close gaps in a state law that have led to at least one high-profile legal…
Same-sex couples wed in Oregon after gay marriage ban lifted
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Gay and lesbian couples clamored to be among the first in Oregon to exchange wedding vows on Monday after a federal judge struck down a state ban on same-sex marriage, sparking a day of celebration amid flowers, cakes and h…
White House vows CIA will not use vaccine programs for covert ops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House promised on Monday that the CIA will not use immunization programs for its operations following a complaint that the spy agency used such a campaign in its hunt for Osama bin Laden.
NSA data-gathering may run into California roadblock
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – The federal government would need a warrant from a judge if it wants the cooperation of California officials in searching residents’ cellphone and computer records, under a bill making its way through the state legisl…
Several people injured in explosion at Wisconsin foundry
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Seven people were injured on Monday in an explosion at a foundry in Wisconsin, rescue personnel and local media said.
California drought will cost thousands of farm jobs: study
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California’s drought will cause thousands of workers to lose their jobs and cost farmers in the state’s Central Valley breadbasket $1.7 billion, researchers said in the first economic study of what may be the state’s …
Seattle mayor nominates chief to lead embattled police department
(Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has nominated a former Boston police commissioner experienced in reforming troubled law enforcement agencies to lead his city’s force, which is under federal monitoring stemming from an alleged pattern of excessive f…
U.S. meat labeling requirements come under fire in appeals court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s argument for keeping its labeling requirements in place for meat vendors is too broad and would give regulators too much power over how goods are labeled, judges in a U.S. appeals court said on Monday.
Seattle lawyer sentenced to 25 years for raping massage therapists
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A prominent attorney was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping five women at Asian massage parlors in the Seattle area, his lawyer said.
Minnesota ‘man in black’ bank robber gets 14 years in prison
(Reuters) – A defendant known as the “man in black” bank robber who was accused of 31 holdups in a year-long spree in Minnesota was sentenced on Monday to 14 years in federal prison on his guilty plea to six counts of armed bank robbery.
