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Presbyterian court reviews lesbian pastor's rebuke
Feb 17, 2012 08:36 EST
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A lesbian minister rebuked by the U.S. Presbyterian Church for blessing the weddings of same-sex couples in California was due to appear on Friday before the denomination's highest court seeking to lift her censure.
Olympics chairman says games can't fix gender inequality
Feb 17, 2012 02:55 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chairman of the London 2012 Olympics said on Thursday that the Olympic committee needed to encourage more inclusiveness by countries that failed to send women to the games but cautioned that "sport is not the panacea for all ills."
Rhode Island public school agrees to remove prayer
Feb 16, 2012 23:12 EST
CRANSTON, Rhode Island (Reuters) - A Rhode Island school board voted on Thursday to comply with a federal court order to remove a prayer banner that has been displayed in a public high school for nearly a half century, saying the cash-strapped district cannot face a costly appeal.
ICE agent shot in Long Beach was high-level supervisor
Feb 16, 2012 23:11 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded by a colleague following a workplace dispute was a high-level supervisor based in Southern California, a law enforcement official told Reuters on Friday.
Dougherty brothers plead guilty in Colorado
Feb 16, 2012 20:34 EST
DENVER (Reuters) - Two of the three Florida siblings accused of shooting at police while trying to elude capture following a three-state crime spree pleaded guilty to lesser charges in Colorado on Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors, court documents showed.
F-16s intercept plane near Obama's helicopter at LA airport
Feb 16, 2012 18:55 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small plane that infringed on restricted airspace around President Barack Obama's helicopter on Thursday in the vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport, a military spokesman said.
Seattle officials reveal $290 million plan for new sports arena
Feb 16, 2012 18:06 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A private investor has proposed building a new sports arena in Seattle, raising $290 million in private financing for the facility, with the aim of drawing professional basketball and ice hockey teams to the city, municipal officials said on Thursday.
Seattle officials reveal $290 mln plan for new sports arena
Feb 16, 2012 18:06 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A private investor has proposed building a new sports arena in Seattle, raising $290 million in private financing for the facility, with the aim of drawing professional basketball and ice hockey teams to the city, municipal officials said on Thursday.
Seattle officials reveal plan for new sports arena
Feb 16, 2012 18:06 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A wealthy San Francisco investor has proposed building a new sports arena in Seattle and buying a pro basketball franchise to play there under a $700 million private-public financing deal with local authorities, municipal officials said on Thursday.
U.S. tightens grip on remote Mexico border areas
Feb 16, 2012 16:26 EST
DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have upgraded six miles of border fencing in a remote Arizona ranching town with a taller barrier that will be tougher to breach, in the latest effort to tighten their grip on the isolated stretches of the Mexico border.
Phony papers kingpin "El Muerto" gets 25 years in U.S. prison
Feb 16, 2012 15:15 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Mexican national who used beatings and kidnapping to run one of the biggest and most violent U.S. phony document rings was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Thursday.
New Jersey voters want referendum on gay marriage - poll
Feb 14, 2012 00:57 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of New Jersey voters say same-sex marriage should be decided by popular referendum - something Republican Governor Chris Christie has suggested, but Democratic leaders have pointedly refused to do - a poll released on Tuesday said.
Occupy protesters sue New York City over pepper spray incident
Feb 13, 2012 22:20 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two women caught on camera being doused with pepper spray by a New York police officer during an Occupy Wall Street march in September have sued the city, saying it failed to train police officers properly.
Autopsy can't rule out fall in lacrosse player's death
Feb 13, 2012 20:16 EST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - A medical examiner testified on Monday that a fall could have caused fatal brain trauma for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, potentially bolstering the defense of the fellow student accused of killing her.
Parents of Florida hazing victim sue bus company
Feb 13, 2012 20:15 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The parents of a Florida college drum major killed in an apparent hazing incident sued a company on Monday that owns the bus on which he died, accusing the driver of guiding an injured and sick Robert Champion Jr. back onto the vehicle.
Fishermen on ice as sturgeon spear season opens
Feb 13, 2012 19:48 EST
WINNECONNE, Wis (Reuters) - Dan Loftus, on a mission to spear a sturgeon from the ice-choked waters of Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, dropped a rubber chicken into the frigid emerald abyss and waited.
Washington state governor signs gay marriage bill
Feb 13, 2012 15:20 EST
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation on Monday to legalize gay marriage, putting the state on track to become the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex matrimony.
Valentine's Day kisses continue odd human tradition
Feb 13, 2012 12:15 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A kiss may be just a kiss, but when sweethearts pucker up on Valentine's Day, they will be participating in one of the most bizarre and unlikely of human activities.
Washington governor to sign law allowing gay marriage
Feb 13, 2012 10:46 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire plans to sign legislation on Monday legalizing gay marriage, making the state the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex matrimony.
Washington governor signs gay marriage law
Feb 13, 2012 10:46 EST
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation on Monday to legalize gay marriage, putting the state on track to become the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex matrimony.
