Judge strikes down Utah’s gay marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A federal judge struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional on Friday, handing a major victory to gay rights activists in a conservative state where the Mormon Church wields considerable influence.
Accused Colorado theater gunman competent to stand trial, evaluators say
DENVER (Reuters) – The former graduate student accused of gunning down scores of patrons in a Colorado movie theater last year was found competent to stand trial by court-appointed sanity evaluators, a judge said Friday.
Seattle students protest gay Catholic school teacher’s resignation
(Reuters) – Students held a second day of protests in a Seattle suburb on Friday after a Catholic high school asked a popular administrator and coach to resign because he married his same-sex partner.
Family files $20 million claim in shooting death of chase suspect by LA police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of an unarmed man shot dead by Los Angeles police after a car chase filed a $20 million claim with the city on Friday, and the man’s 80-year-old father described to reporters his reaction to seeing the shooting live o…
Target probe eyes overseas hackers; stolen cards for sale online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for the cyber attack on U.S. retailer Target Corp that compromised up to 40 million payment cards during the first three weeks of the holiday shopping season, a person …
Protesters block Apple, Google buses in San Francisco area
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters blocked buses said to be operated by Google Inc and Apple Inc in San Francisco and Oakland on Friday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against the booming tech industry’s impact, especially on access to afforda…
U.S. war widow greets husband’s coffin decades after death in captivity
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 94-year-old U.S. war widow who never remarried after her husband died in captivity in the Korean War in 1951 had a tearful encounter with his flag-draped coffin on Friday in Los Angeles, when his recently identified remains ar…
Denver prosecutors drop domestic violence charges against NHL goalie
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against goaltender Semyon Varlamov of the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche because they cannot prove that he assaulted his girlfriend, the Denver District Attorney’s Offic…
Target probe eyes overseas hackers; stolen cards for sale online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for the cyber attack on U.S. retailer Target Corp that compromised up to 40 million payment cards during the first three weeks of the holiday shopping season, a person …
U.S. judge strikes down Utah’s gay marriage ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional on Friday, handing a victory to gay rights activists in a conservative state where the Mormon church wields considerable influence.
