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…
Four bodies recovered from wreckage of California plane crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Medical examiners recovered four bodies on Tuesday from the wreckage of a small jet that crash-landed into a hangar and burst into flames at the Santa Monica airport near Los Angeles over the weekend, the coroner’s office operat…
Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident and legal rights activist who accused New York University of forcing him to leave this summer because of alleged pressure from the Chinese government, will be joining The Witherspoon Institute…
Two years after bankruptcy, California city again mired in pension debt
(Reuters) – Less than two years after exiting bankruptcy, the city of Vallejo, California, is again facing a budget crisis as soaring pension costs, which were left untouched in the bankruptcy reorganization, eat up an ever-growing share of tax revenue…
Justices agree to hear traffic stop case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether a police officer needs to act on more than just an anonymous tip when stopping a suspected drunken or reckless driver.
U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within ‘hours’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unexpectedly high Internet traffic volumes spawned delays on the first day of operations for federally operated Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, but the problems would be resolved within hours, an official said on Tuesday…
Motorcyclist arrested in gang beating after high-speed New York chase
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man was arrested on Tuesday and charged for his role in a high-speed chase along a Manhattan highway that ended when a motorcycle gang dragged a New York man from his vehicle and beat him while his wife and baby looked…
U.S. justices to hear case on whether severance can be taxed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether severance pay in an involuntary layoff can be subject to federal payroll taxes in a case the Obama administration says could affect $1 billion in refund claims.
