U.S. judge rules Oklahoma gay marriage ban unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A federal judge overturned Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, the latest in a series of rulings by judges in federal and state courts to find that such exclusions violate the U.S. Constitution.
Woman rescued from Nevada motel after six months as captive: police
(Reuters) – A woman held captive for six months by a former boyfriend who threatened to kill her if she tried to escape was rescued from a Nevada motel after writing about her plight on Facebook, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. courts oppose reform proposals for secret surveillance court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal court system objects to key proposals by a presidential review panel to reform the secret court that supervises the classified electronic eavesdropping activities of the U.S. National Security Agency, a former ch…
Briton jailed 27 years for Florida murders seeks to reopen case
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers for a British man convicted in Florida for a 1986 double homicide sought to reopen the case on Tuesday, claiming that three Colombian drug traffickers were the real killers.
Federal judge rules Oklahoma ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
(Reuters) – A federal judge overturned Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, finding that a state constitutional amendment excluded gay couples without a legally sufficient justification.
Killer in Florida movie theater says he acted ‘in fear’
MIAMI (Reuters) – The man charged with shooting and killing a fellow moviegoer during an argument over cellphone use in a Florida theater is a retired police officer who says he feared being attacked.
U.S. judge rules against government in no-fly challenge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with a woman challenging the federal government’s no-fly policy and ruled that existing procedures to correct mistakes on that list do not provide adequate due process protections.
New York City train derailment caused $9 million in damage: NTSB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York commuter train derailment that killed four people in December caused more than $9 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
Five hospitalized after chemical device goes off at U.S. school
DENVER (Reuters) – Four students and a teacher were hospitalized after a chemical mishap in a classroom at a K-12 charter school in Colorado on Tuesday, and authorities were investigating whether foul play was involved, a spokesman said.
U.S. judge rules against government in no-fly challenge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that a woman challenging her inclusion on the federal no-fly list was not afforded sufficient due process in her attempt to clear her name, and ordered U.S. authorities to tell her whether she is …
