Boy Scouts leader Gates won’t press gay adult membership issue
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would not press during his term as Boy Scouts of America president for an end to the group’s ban on gay adult leaders for fear of causing permanent damage to the century old organiza…
Crash of small plane kills four in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A small airplane crashed while making a landing approach on Friday outside the southwestern New Mexico town of Silver City, killing all four people aboard and sparking a grass fire that prompted the evacuation of a n…
Colorado judge defers on bid to move trial of accused theater gunman
DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado judge presiding over the case of James Holmes, the man charged with mass murder in the shooting deaths of 12 people in a movie theater, ruled on Friday it was premature to consider moving the trial to another jurisdictio…
Commercial approaches spur change in U.S. military space business
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s growing acceptance of commercial military satellites is opening the $20 billion-a-year market to new companies and forcing big arms makers such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing to change how they o…
After gay marriage legalized in Oregon, advocates abandon ballot push
(Reuters) – Advocates for same-sex marriage in Oregon, fresh from a major legal victory that paved the way for same-sex couples in the state to wed, said on Friday they no longer plan to put the issue on the ballot this November.
California bill would give school loans to undocumented students
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California lawmakers advanced a bill on Friday that would give immigrant students residing in the country illegally and attending public four-year universities in the state access to a revolving loan fund.
Arizona teenager accused of sex crimes pleads not guilty
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona high school student accused of being a serial rapist pleaded not guilty on Friday to multiple sex-related crimes linked to allegations he assaulted at least a dozen girls during a multiyear spree, a county official said.
Bill to put warning label on sugary drinks advances in California
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A measure to require sugary soft drinks to carry labels warning of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay advanced in the California state legislature on Friday, the latest move by lawmakers nationwide aimed at persuading …
California bill would give school loans to undocumented students
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California lawmakers advanced a bill on Friday that would give immigrant students residing in the country illegally and attending public four-year universities in the state access to a revolving loan fund.
California prosecutors push back against doubts raised in kidnapping case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Charges against a California man accused of abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl stem from brutal crimes committed a decade ago when she was first snatched, prosecutors said on Friday in response to remarks by neighbors that …
