Tennessee must recognize marriages of 3 same-sex couples -judge
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Tennessee must recognize the legal same-sex marriages of three couples who wed in other states, a federal judge in Nashville ruled on Friday in a limited decision that echoed a similar case in neighboring Kentucky.
Federal judge strikes down Arkansas early abortion ban
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday struck down an Arkansas law that would ban most abortions starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive such statutes enacted in the United States, declaring the measure uncon…
Two men found guilty in New York kidnap fetish case
(Reuters) – A federal jury in New York found a mechanic and a former librarian guilty on Friday of conspiring to kidnap women in order to satisfy sexual fetishes for rape and murder that they originally nursed online via Internet message boards.
Beer makers drop out of St. Patrick’s parades that ban openly gay marchers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two major beer manufacturers on Friday dropped sponsorship of St. Patrick’s Day parades in New York City and Boston to protest bans on gays marching openly.
Pinkberry yogurt chain co-founder gets seven years in beating case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain who was convicted last year of beating a homeless man with a tire iron over a tattoo he considered disrespectful was sentenced on Friday to seven years in prison.
Singer Chris Brown arrested in California on probation violation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested on Friday in Malibu, California, on a warrant issued for a probation violation related to his 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said.
For-profit colleges call new Obama administration rules unfair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For-profit colleges on Friday criticized the Obama administration’s proposal to deny federal funding to career-training institutions that students leave with high levels of debt.
Two men found guilty in New York kidnap fetish case
(Reuters) – A federal jury in New York found a mechanic and a former high-school librarian guilty on Friday of conspiring to kidnap women to satisfy their sexual fetishes for rape and murder that they had originally nursed online via Internet message b…
U.S. rests its case against bin Laden son-in-law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors in New York on Friday rested their case in the trial of Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who is accused of conspiring to kill Americans when he acted as a spokesman for al Qaeda after the September 1…
Colorado theater gunman loses latest round in court
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado judge overseeing the mass murder case against a gunman charged with killing 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theater has rejected several defense challenges to the state’s death penalty laws and abruptly canceled heari…
