U.S. appeals court stays ruling overturning Idaho gay marriage ban
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that overturned Idaho’s ban on gay marriage so it could consider motions for a longer stay, blocking same-sex nuptials a day before they would otherwise hav…
Pipeline breaks, spills crude oil into Los Angeles neighborhood
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A faulty valve at a petroleum pipeline pump station ruptured early on Thursday in an industrial corner of Los Angeles, spewing crude oil 40 feet into the air, onto the roof of a strip club next door, and leaving four pe…
Chicago could be freed from federal hiring oversight: attorneys
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago attorney who has fought patronage hiring in the city for 45 years said on Thursday the city has fixed its hiring practices – paving the way for Chicago to be released from federal oversight of its hiring as early as next m…
Florida hospital workers test negative for MERS virus
MIAMI (Reuters) – All of the healthcare workers who came into contact with a patient in Florida who was suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have tested negative for the often-deadly virus, state health officials said on Thursday.
Wildfire races toward San Diego hillside suburb
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A wall of flames dozens of feet high advanced on a hillside community near San Diego on Thursday, threatening to destroy upscale houses as eight other major blazes burned in Southern California, keeping thousands of people out of …
Pennsylvania teen charged with sending poison card to love rival
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A suburban Philadelphia teen charged with attempted murder in connection with a ricin-laced birthday card sent to try to scare off a romantic rival is headed to trial.
U.S. allows limited exceptions to ivory ban for instruments, art
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday took steps to allow limited exceptions to its broad prohibition on the commercial trade in elephant ivory, exempting certain older musical instruments with ivory components as well as ivory in muse…
Nextdoor CEO Tolia faces lawsuits over hit-and-run accident
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia, whose social networking website espouses neighborhood safety and community, is facing civil and criminal charges for leaving the scene of a highway accident that a driver says he caused.
Ex-U.S. air marshal pleads no contest to taking unlawful photos
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A former federal air marshal who was accused of using his cell phone to take pictures up the skirts of women as they boarded a flight at a Nashville airport last October pleaded no contest and was found conditionally gu…
U.S. appeals court stays ruling overturning Idaho gay marriage ban
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that overturned Idaho’s ban on gay marriage so it could consider motions for a longer stay, blocking same-sex nuptials a day before they would otherwise hav…
