Lesbian couple challenges Michigan’s gay-marriage ban in court
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s ban on gay marriage perpetuates discrimination and should be overturned, an attorney representing a lesbian couple argued on Tuesday at the start of the latest in a series of legal challenges to U.S. laws banning same-sex…
Supreme Court rules against defendants in asset freeze case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the ability of criminal defendants facing federal charges to challenge a court’s decision to freeze their assets before trial.
George W. Bush’s brushwork to take spotlight at April exhibit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – George W. Bush, U.S. president turned painter, will have his artwork featured in an exhibit for the first time in April.
More retired NY firefighters, cops arrested in pension fraud probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second wave of retired New York firefighters and police was arrested on Tuesday on disability fraud charges tied to a September 11 pension fraud, said a source involved in the investigation.
Obama to announce $140 million to support job hubs in Chicago, Detroit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama planned to announce on Tuesday that two new manufacturing institutes aimed at creating quality jobs would be located in Chicago and Detroit and be supported by $140 million in federal funds, the White House…
GM calls electronic glitch in pickups ‘inconsequential’
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co, the biggest U.S. automaker, wants to avoid the recall of more than 200,000 of its new full-size Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks, asking U.S. safety regulators to declare an electronic glitch as “inconsequential” t…
Polio-like illness seen in up to 25 California children
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A rare and mysterious polio-like illness may have afflicted up to 25 children in California, several of whom have suffered limb paralysis, and health experts were struggling to identify the cause of the ailment, medical resear…
State lawyers don’t have to defend gay marriage bans: Holder
(Reuters) – The United States’ top law enforcement official has launched into the divisive gay marriage debate by telling a newspaper his state counterparts do not have to defend laws and bans in court that they think are discriminatory.
Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since before World War Two
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps, setting up an election-year fight with t…
Plan for ballpark near historic Virginia slave market site advances
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A controversial plan to build a minor league baseball stadium near the historic site of a slave marketplace and burial ground in Virginia’s capital cleared another hurdle on Monday night as the Richmond City Council gave …
