Utah puts recognition of gay marriages on hold amid appeal
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah will not recognize, at least for now, same-sex marriages performed since a federal judge struck down a ban on gay unions in the state in a ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court later put on hold, the Utah governor’s office …
Analysis: Arctic chill exposes weakness of U.S. natural gas system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brutally cold weather this week laid bare critical weaknesses in the Northeastern U.S. natural gas system, leaving some states paying vast sums for supplies as arctic weather enveloped the region.
U.S. airlines restore flights as cold snap eases
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines on Wednesday made progress in getting operations back to normal after several days of storms and record cold weather forced cancellations of thousands of flights.
Obama targets poverty in San Antonio, Philadelphia and other U.S. ‘zones’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to speak on Thursday about how he will target job creation, housing, law enforcement and education in the poorest U.S. communities, part of his pledge to narrow the gap between rich and poor in Ameri…
New Boston mayor names veteran city cop as police commissioner
BOSTON (Reuters) – Newly elected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Thursday plans to name William Evans, a 31-year-veteran of the city’s police force, as its new police commissioner.
Eighty retired New York cops, firefighters charged in disability fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the September 11 attacks.
U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice and Education departments unveiled guidelines on Wednesday to prevent schools from violating civil rights laws and keep students out of jail after data found minorities and the disabled were more likely than others to…
Prosecutor asks jury to convict California policemen in transient’s death
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – A prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday to serve as the conscience of their community and convict two ex-policemen in the 2011 beating death of a mentally ill transient that touched off protests and political upheaval in F…
Grandson of Vail ski resort founder killed in avalanche
DENVER (Reuters) – The 24-year-old grandson of the founder of the Vail Mountain ski resort was killed and three others suffered minor injuries on Tuesday when a large avalanche swept them down a mountain outside the resort, officials said
Calif. deputy waited seconds before shooting boy with toy rifle: lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A northern California sheriff’s deputy shot a 13-year-old just three seconds after ordering him to drop a plastic replica of an assault rifle, the boy’s parents claimed in an amended civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday.
