Some California wildfire evacuees return home as weather shifts
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Several thousand suburban San Diego residents forced to flee a wildfire threatening their community were allowed to return home on Friday as firefighters gained ground against a swarm of blazes burning in and around California’s s…
Arkansas Supreme Court halts same-sex marriages in state
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday halted the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the first and only state in the U.S. South to allow gay marriage.
Mother sues over N.Y. inmate’s death in ‘sweltering’ cell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother of a New York City inmate who died earlier this year after spending hours in what she said was a sweltering prison cell is seeking $25 million in damages, her attorneys said on Friday.
Indiana man gets 8 years home detention for rape of sleeping wife
(Reuters) – An Indiana man was sentenced on Friday to eight years of home detention after being convicted of raping his wife when she was asleep and likely drugged, prosecutors said.
U.S. immigration officials to review case of Cuban-born army vet
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Immigration officials are reviewing the case of Cuban-born U.S. Army veteran Mario Hernandez, who discovered he was not a U.S. citizen decades after he believed he had been naturalized when he enlisted during the Vietnam Wa…
Ex-California fire chief arrested in girlfriend’s murder
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A former California state fire chief suspected of murdering his live-in girlfriend and then evading capture for two weeks was arrested on Friday, Sacramento County authorities said.
Hundreds at rally hail ruling to overturn Idaho gay marriage ban
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Hundreds of gay rights activists rallied in Boise on Friday to acclaim a federal judge’s ruling that overturned Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, even as they registered disappointment with a stay that prevented marriages from…
Nitrogen cocktail iced after woman is hospitalized in Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – A trendy South Beach restaurant has pulled liquid nitrogen cocktails off its menu after a woman was served a drink with too much of the sub-zero liquid and was rushed to the hospital with a burned esophagus.
Clippers owner to fight NBA fine, penalty over racist remarks: report
(Reuters) – The attorney for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has told the NBA his client won’t pay a league-issued $2.5 million fine, and that he will fight league punishment over his racist comments, Sports Illustrated reported.
Six steel workers injured after explosion at Tennessee plant
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Six employees were injured, one seriously, in an explosion at a Knoxville, Tennessee, steel mill that was so powerful it rattled houses up to five miles away, authorities said on Friday.
