Tennessee must recognize marriages of three same-sex couples: judge
(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.
FBI won’t run checks on Washington state pot business hopefuls
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The FBI is refusing to run background checks on people who want to get into the marijuana business in Washington state, regulators said on Friday, in a move that could complicate efforts to keep hardened criminals out of…
California pension reform measure abandoned after court ruling
(Reuters) – Backers of a ballot measure to cut California’s public pensions, which was seen as a model for other states, abandoned their campaign to win voter support on Friday after a court ruling.
Insurers must accept funds from U.S. program that helps HIV-AIDs patients
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The lead agency for President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform announced on Friday that it would require, rather than merely encourage, insurers that sell Obamacare policies to accept funds from a federal program that helps people …
Tennessee must recognize marriages of three same-sex couples: judge
(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.
Tesla chief slams New Jersey for barring direct car sales
(Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc escalated its war of words with New Jersey on Friday, lambasting a regulatory change approved by the state earlier this week that bars the “green car” company from selling vehicles directly to the public.
Searchers sift rubble in aftermath of NY building collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Search and rescue workers on Friday combed the still-smoldering rubble for victims of a gas explosion that caused two New York City apartment buildings to collapse this week, killing eight people and injuring dozens.
Man who said he kissed nurse in Times Square photo dies at 86
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – In the black-and-white photo, the sailor would always be a young man, locked in a kiss with a nurse in New York’s Times Square to mark the end of World War Two.
California teen dad suspected of biting off crying baby’s nose
San Francisco (Reuters) – A northern California teen-age father has been arrested on suspicion of biting off the tip of his infant son’s nose in a fit of rage over the child’s crying, police said on Friday.
Woman gets 21 years in prison for leading NJ, NY carjacking ring
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A New York woman was sentenced on Friday to more than 21 years in prison for leading a carjacking ring that stole luxury cars valued at more than $2.5 million to sell in West Africa, according to federal prosecutors.
