Majority of Americans now support gay marriage, survey finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Support for gay marriage has surged in the United States in the decade since it first became legal in Massachusetts, with just over half of Americans now supporting the idea, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas state ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday by a U.S. federal judge, who declared a stay on the decision, meaning that the ban stays in effect.
U.S. justices say Allen Stanford victims can sue lawyers, brokers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investors in Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue to recoup losses from lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with the convicted swindler, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
U.S. defense officials report slow progress in sex assault battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s system for handling sexual assault cases is so inadequate that an Army private had to turn to the Internet to decide what to do after she was raped, the victim testified at an emotional Senate hearing on Wedne…
Central Illinois county allows gay marriage, follows Chicago ruling
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in the central Illinois county that includes the state’s largest university can get a marriage license immediately and won’t have to wait to tie the knot until a state law legalizing gay marriage takes effect in Jun…
Google ordered to remove anti-Islamic film from YouTube
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ordered Google Inc to remove from its YouTube video-sharing website an anti-Islamic film that had sparked protests across the Muslim world.
US consumer bureau sues college chain ITT over student loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it has sued ITT Educational Services Inc for what the agency says are predatory student lending practices that could lead borrowers to default on their loans.
U.S. attorney subpoenaed Mt Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manhattan Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source familiar with the probe said on Wed…
Confused Japanese tourists led Utah police on high-speed chase
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Japanese couple on vacation in Utah was pulled from a rental car at gunpoint near the Arizona border over the weekend after leading police on an accidental high-speed chase because they didn’t understand U.S. traffic laws.
Top prosecutor in benchmark-rigging probes to leave Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mythili Raman, the top criminal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, is planning to leave the agency next month, wrapping up a year overseeing high-profile investigations into global market manipulation.
