Federal judge orders Kentucky clerk and her staff to court
Kim Davis invokes her religious beliefs and “God’s authority” — this time in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against her.
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Citing God's authority, clerk defies U.S. top court on gay marriages
Citing her religious objections, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue any marriage licenses since the Supreme Court in June ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry under the U.S. Constitution. On Monday the same court rejected Davis’ request for an emergency order allowing her to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples while she appeals a federal judge’s order requiring her to issue them. Eight people
Police seek suspects after officer shot dead north of Chicago: reports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police in suburbs north of Chicago were searching for two armed suspects after a police officer was shot dead on Tuesday in the village of Fox Lake, the Sun-Times and other local media reported.
University of Tulsa cleaning up small radiation spill at research campus
By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The University of Tulsa is working to clean up what it is calling a minor spill of a radioactive chemical on its research campus and is having 21 people who may have been exposed to the cesium-137 undergo medical evaluations, school officials said on Tuesday. The spill by Tracerco, a subsidiary of British chemical company Johnson Matthey that was contracted by the university,
Activity trackers vary in accuracy
By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – Wrist-worn activity trackers, increasingly popular among consumers and in healthcare research, can vary considerably in their accuracy, a study from Iowa State University suggests. Researchers pitted consumer devices against a gold-standard metabolic monitor and found the wristbands are more accurate for calories burned while resting or jogging, but have higher error rates for activities like weight lifting and crunches. “We have continued to study
FDA issues warning letters to five caffeine distributors
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued warning letters to five distributors of pure powdered caffeine, as the federal agency stepped up efforts to curtail ingestion of the stimulant in its pure form. The drug regulator had in 2014 issued a consumer advisory warning of the risk to taking pure powdered form of caffeine after two men died from overdose. Earlier in 2012, the FDA issued
Pope to allow all priests to forgive abortion during Holy Year
By Isla Binnie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church’s upcoming Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions, in the Argentine pontiff’s latest move towards a more open and inclusive church. In Church teaching, abortion is such a grave sin that those who procure or perform it incur an automatic excommunication, which can only be lifted by designated
General Electric names Beth Comstock as vice chair
Comstock, 55, becomes the first woman in GE’s history to become a vice chair, a title that three other company executives also hold. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt said Comstock had spearheaded investment in the “Industrial Internet,” GE’s efforts to evolve into a digital industrial company. As head of GE Business Innovations, Comstock has been overseeing the company’s lighting business, which had $2.5 billion in revenue last
England pair Barritt and Joseph
England coach Stuart Lancaster has opted for Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph as his centre pairing for Saturday’s final World Cup warm-up game against Ireland at Twickenham.