Arkansas top court leaves in place decision allowing gay marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a lower court ruling that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that the state’s petition was prematurely filed.
Hawaii scuba diver says breathing apparatus ripped off in rare attack
(Reuters) – Hawaii officials are investigating a potentially deadly underwater attack on a scuba diver who reported that another diver ripped off her breathing apparatus at a depth of 50 feet, in a rare incident caught on video.
California duo gets jail time for baggage theft after Asiana crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A United Airlines customer service representative and his wife were sentenced to jail time for stealing unclaimed luggage from a flight that was diverted after the fatal crash of an Asiana Airlines plane last year, prosecutors…
U.S. health officials urge use of HIV pill for at-risk individuals
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday issued new recommendations urging healthcare workers to consider offering an HIV prevention pill to healthy individuals who are at substantial risk for HIV infection.
Remains of missing Fort Bragg medic found; suspect arrested
Fayetteville, North Carolina (Reuters) – The remains of former U.S. Army combat medic, Kelli Bordeaux, were found Wednesday morning in a wooded area about four miles from the North Carolina bar where she was last seen alive more than two years ago.
15,000 flee as new wildfire erupts in Southern California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – At least two structures burned to the ground and some 15,000 homes and businesses were told to evacuate on Wednesday as a wind-lashed wildfire roared out of control in the heart of a Southern California coastal community.
Birth defect in some rural Washington state babies stumps scientists
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – An alarming number of babies in a rural swath of central Washington state over the last four years have been born with a rare and fatal defect that leaves them without part of their brain and skull, and scientists are st…
North Dakota crude does not need special handling: U.S. refiners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite several fiery mishaps involving fuel produced in North Dakota’s Bakken energy patch, cargo from the region does not need special handling when it moves on the tracks, the leading voice for U.S. refiners said on Wednesday….
Two sick U.S. hospital workers test negative for MERS virus
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Two U.S. hospital workers who fell ill after contact with a patient suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have tested negative for the often-deadly virus, a Florida health official said on Wednesday.
Video captures family cat saving California boy from dog attack
(Reuters) – A California child pulled from his bike by an attacking dog was saved by his family’s cat on Tuesday, which quickly rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday.
