Appeals court hears case testing gay-marriage rights
DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court signaled on Thursday it may strike down a Utah ban on same-sex marriages in the highest-level case to date to test whether gay and lesbian couples have a right under the U.S. Constitution to marry.
Judge orders Indiana to recognize ailing gay woman’s marriage
(Reuters) – Indiana must recognize immediately a terminally ill gay woman’s marriage to her partner in Massachusetts, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Detroit prosecutors charge juvenile in mob beating of motorist
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Detroit on Thursday charged a 16-year-old with a hate crime in the severe beating of a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he struck accidentally.
Republican congressman caught in kiss is asked to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican U.S. congressman from Louisiana who was caught on video kissing a married staffer should resign and is an embarrassment to his state, party and Congress, the state’s party chairman said on Thursday.
FBI adds ‘Family Annihilator’ to 10 most wanted list decades after crime
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The FBI added a man known as the “Family Annihilator” to its top 10 most wanted list on Thursday, nearly four decades after the brutal murders of his wife, mother and three sons in Maryland.
El Nino more than 50 percent likely by summer: U.S. weather forecaster
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The chances have increased over the past month that the much-feared El Nino phenomenon, which has the potential to wreak havoc on global crops, would strike by summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the federal U.S. weather forecaster …
U.S. seizes cattle in rare fight over federal land use in Nevada
(Reuters) – Armed U.S. rangers are rounding up cattle on federal land in Nevada in a rare showdown with a rancher who has illegally grazed his herd on public lands for decades, as conflict over land use simmers in western states.
Russia omitted details on Boston Marathon bombing suspect: NYT
(Reuters) – Russia declined several FBI requests for more information on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the deadly 2013 attack, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing an unpublished U.S. government review.
Helicopter crashes on New Mexico hospital roof, pilot hurt
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A medivac helicopter crashed moments after takeoff from the roof of a New Mexico hospital on Wednesday, injuring the pilot, said hospital spokesman Billy Sparks.
Militant Islamic cleric faces U.S. trial on terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will aim for a second high-profile terrorism conviction in weeks when a one-eyed, handless Islamic cleric known for fiery speeches goes on trial on Monday on charges that he provided support for al Qaeda in Afghani…
