Pennsylvania clerk appeals ban on gay marriage licenses
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage battle headed to the state’s supreme court on Tuesday when a county clerk appealed a lower court’s September order to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
New York City Opera closes doors, plans bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Opera, established 70 years ago as “The People’s Opera,” said on Tuesday it was closing and filing for bankruptcy protection after failing to raise enough money to stay open.
Florida woman tricked into taking abortion drug sues pharmacy
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida woman whose boyfriend switched her antibiotic with a medication known to cause abortion is suing the Tampa-area pharmacy where the drug, prescription bottle and a faked label were obtained, according to a lawsuit….
U.S. government workers feel sting of being ‘non-essential’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown has divided hundreds of thousands of workers into those classified as critically important and others seen as less so, bruising egos and leaving many grappling with the financial toll of unpaid leave….
KKK rally in Pennsylvania becomes casualty of government shutdown
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Ku Klux Klan rally became a casualty of the U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday when National Parks officials told the white supremacist group the event would have to be canceled.
California’s Berkeley campus returning to normal after electrical blast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Power has been restored to most of the University of California, Berkeley, but some classes remained canceled a day after an underground electrical vault exploded, injuring several people and prompting a campus evacuation, sch…
Homeless man stabs five, including toddler, in New York park
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A homeless man armed with scissors attacked and wounded five people, including a one-year-old boy, in a New York City park busy with morning joggers and commuters, police said on Tuesday.
Mississippi town sued after refusing to license gay bar
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) – A rural northeast Mississippi community discriminated against a lesbian woman by denying her a license to reopen a bar catering to gays and lesbians, a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims.
Lone survivor of Colorado rock slide saved by her dad: rescuer
DENVER (Reuters) – A 13-year-old girl who was the lone survivor of a Colorado rock slide that killed five hikers told a rescuer that her father shielded her from tumbling boulders, which likely saved her life, according to the rescuer.
Head of VW labor group to meet Tennessee workers: sources
DETROIT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG’s most influential labor leader will meet with workers at the German automaker’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of the United Auto Workers union representing them, severa…
