Alaska Supreme Court says tax exemptions cannot be denied to gay couples
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Alaska must receive certain property tax exemptions given to married couples, despite a ban on gay marriage, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Witness in U.S. Army hearing over Iraq shootings says he kept silent out of fear
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – A former U.S. soldier testifying at the pre-trial hearing of a comrade charged with killing two unarmed Iraqi boys in 2007 said on Friday that he didn’t report the killings at the time because he feared retribution and di…
U.S. wins $1.2 million penalty against bank for aiding payday loans
(Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday ordered North Carolina’s Four Oaks Bank to pay a penalty of $1.2 million over claims it failed to protect consumers’ bank accounts in a win for federal prosecutors investigating banks doing business with payday lender…
Native burial site in California paved over for development
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A significant Native American archeological site in the San Francisco Bay Area has been paved over to make way for a housing complex, roiling the relationship among scientists, developers and Native Americans over disposition …
Bird strike forces plane to return to Seattle airport
(Reuters) – The pilot of an Alaska Airlines plane was forced to turn back to a Seattle airport soon after takeoff on Friday because the twin-engine propeller aircraft struck a large bird that pierced its aluminum nose, an airline official said.
Students sue Hawaii university over freedom of speech
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Two students are suing a Hawaii university after they say they were told in January they could not pass out copies of the Constitution to fellow students, in a lawsuit accusing the school of violating their First Amendment rights t…
Connecticut high school girl killed in apparent prom dispute
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death on Friday by a classmate at their Connecticut high school, and authorities were investigating reports the boy was enraged that she had rejected his invitation to the prom, police …
U.S. examining Marshall Islands’ nuclear lawsuits, defends record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was examining lawsuits filed by the Marshall Islands against it and eight other nuclear-armed countries that accuse them of failing in their obligation to negotiate nuclear disarmament.
Western U.S. residents rank their state as the best in survey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The West is the best,” rock icon Jim Morrison sang in the 1960s, and many Americans seem to agree, with overwhelming majorities of residents in several Western states saying in a Gallup survey they believe life is better on the…
Connecticut high school girl killed in apparent prom dispute
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death on Friday by a classmate at their Connecticut high school, and authorities were investigating reports the boy was enraged that she had rejected his invitation to the prom, police …
