Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – An Arkansas state judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on Friday saying it violates equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution, a ruling that adds to the push to expand marriage rights for s…
California immigrant drivers’ permits to be on time, despite tiff
(Reuters) – California still expects to issue drivers’ licenses by 2015 to immigrants living in the state illegally, despite a disagreement with federal officials over the design of the permits, a motor vehicle official said on Friday.
U.S. passenger jet nearly collided with drone in March: FAA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Airlines Group Inc aircraft almost collided with a drone above Florida earlier this year, a near-accident that highlights the growing risk from rising use of unmanned aircraft, the U.S. air safety regulator said.
Texas veterinarian says he was too busy to put down sick pets
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas veterinarian facing animal cruelty charges for keeping a dog meant to be euthanized alive as a source for blood transfusions said on Friday he was too busy to put the pet down and made a mistake by not abiding by its o…
Family found dead in Tampa mansion killed in murder-suicide: police
ORLANDO (Reuters) – The four people found dead in a burned-out Tampa mansion earlier this week were killed in a murder-suicide, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.
California man kills three, takes own life in apparent murder-suicide: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police who found four people dead at a Southern California home said on Friday they believe the crime was a murder-suicide carried out by a man who fatally shot his girlfriend, her mother and teenage brother before turning the g…
Missouri inmate seeks to stop his execution over rare health problem
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri death row inmate wants to halt his execution because of a rare health condition his lawyers say would likely result in exceptional pain and possible suffocation.
Man suspected of killing Alaska troopers indicted by grand jury
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A man accused of killing two Alaska State Troopers who were featured in a reality TV series has been indicted by a grand jury while two other men face banishment from their town by a tribal government over the incident, autho…
Doctor accused of four Nebraska revenge killings to stand trial
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – A former Indiana doctor accused of killing four people as revenge for his dismissal from a medical school program in Nebraska is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled on Friday.
Indiana man threatened Boehner over jobless benefits: prosecutors
(Reuters) – An unemployed Indiana man was charged on Friday with making death threats against House Speaker John Boehner because the House did not vote to extend unemployment insurance, federal prosecutors said.
