Boy Scouts ready for move to allow gay scouts from 2014
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America will allow openly gay scouts for the first time as of January 1, with the century-old group facing conservative dissent from within for making the change and criticism from rights groups for not going far en…
Catholic groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to block contraception coverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roman Catholic Church-affiliated organizations on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block implementation of a part of the Obamacare healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance policies that cover contracepti…
Utah seeks U.S. Supreme Court suspension of gay marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utah on Tuesday took its fight against gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking Justice Sonia Sotomayor to suspend a lower court ruling that allowed same-sex weddings to go ahead in the heavily-mormon state.
Federal Judge largely upholds NY state ban on assault rifles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge upheld most of New York state’s tough gun-control law on Tuesday, but struck down a provision that limits the number of bullets in a weapon to seven.
U.S. judge releases dying lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday granted Lynne Stewart, a former defense lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism, a “compassionate” release from prison because she is dying of cancer.
Boy Scouts ready for move to allow gay scouts from 2014
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America will allow openly gay scouts for the first time as of January 1, with the century-old group facing conservative dissent from within for making the change and criticism from rights groups for not going far en…
Florida woman recalls horror of bear attack
MIAMI (Reuters) – A woman mauled by a bear in central Florida earlier this month has spoken out publicly about the attack for the first time, telling state wildlife officials she thought she might die.
Residents allowed to return home after smoky North Dakota rail crash
CASSELTON, North Dakota (Reuters) – Mandatory evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday in Casselton, North Dakota, where a fiery oil train crash a day earlier triggered a series of blasts and forced residents from their homes.
Target faces problems with gift cards sold over holidays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp, which is dealing with one of the largest ever payment-data breaches in U.S. retail history, said on Tuesday that some of the gift cards it sold over the holiday season were not activated properly.
Judge strikes down Florida law mandating drug tests for welfare
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring drug screening for welfare recipients, saying that it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.
