Supreme Court halts gay marriage in Utah at least temporarily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday halted same-sex marriages in Utah – permitted for less than three weeks – while the state appeals a lower-court ruling legalizing them, as the justices again left their imprint on the debate over …
U.S. woman known as Jihad Jane sentenced to 10 years in plot
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday sentenced an American woman who called herself Jihad Jane to 10 years in prison – at least a decade less than prosecutors had sought for her role in a failed plot to kill a Swedish artist who had depicted…
U.S. court hears appeal to ease parts of Texas abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal court heard an appeal from Planned Parenthood and other advocacy groups on Monday to a relax restrictive abortion law in Texas that has caused a dozen clinics to suspend services.
Liz Cheney drops Senate campaign, cites health issues
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican Liz Cheney, the eldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, ended her U.S. Senate bid in Wyoming on Monday, citing serious family health issues.
Man indicted in Virginia teen’s disappearance
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A special Virginia grand jury has indicted a used car lot worker for first-degree murder in the disappearance of a teenage girl missing since August, a prosecutor said on Monday.
Icy weather threatens oil output from Texas to North Dakota
(Reuters) – The severe cold weather sweeping across the mid-United States is threatening to curtail booming oil production as it disrupts traffic, strands wells and interrupts drilling and fracking operations.
New Boston mayor promises to focus on crime, schools
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston’s first new mayor in 20 years, former state representative Martin Walsh, vowed on Monday to focus on cutting the city’s violent-crime rates and improving its school system.
Senator Ron Johnson to sue over healthcare subsidy for Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Ron Johnson planned to file a lawsuit on Monday challenging “special treatment” for members of the U.S. Congress in the application of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
One dead, another injured after fire in NYC high-rise apartment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 27-year-old man died and a second man was injured after a fire ignited the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday morning, officials said.
Corruption trial of Trenton, N.J., mayor starts Monday
(Reuters) – Jury selection in the corruption trial of the mayor of New Jersey’s capital city and his brother begins on Monday, in a case U.S. prosecutors say is filled with secret meetings and code names.
