Supreme Court won't stop same-sex marriages in Alabama
SCOTUS has refused a request by Alabama's attorney general to put gay marriages on hold.Read More ...
More bad news for Brian Williams
NEW
YORK (AP) — A vigorous debate over Brian Williams' future is brewing as
"NBC Nightly News" aired Monday without the decade-long anchor.Read More ...
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism
By
Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials are considering
amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned
address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the
partisan furor the Iran-focused speech has provoked. Netanyahu is due to
address a joint session of Congress about Iran's nuclear program on
March 3, just two weeks before Israeli elections, following an
invitation from John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the house.
Boehner's invitation has caused consternation in both Israel and the
United States, largely because it is seen as Netanyahu, a hawk on Iran,
working with the Republicans to thumb their noses at President Barack
Obama's policy on Iran.Read More ...
Boston-area transit, schools to shut Tuesday after record snowfall
By
Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - A record-setting
run of snowstorms that has pounded the U.S. Northeast over the past two
weeks has taken a heavy toll on Massachusetts, prompting officials to
shut Boston's mass-transit service through Tuesday to allow time to
clear the rails. Following a day that saw 48 commuters stuck on a
snowbound train during the morning rush hour, the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority said all train service would shut down at 7
p.m. EST (2400 GMT) on Monday due to the snow and remain shut on
Tuesday. The closure of Boston's transit system, as well as its schools,
came after officials said 73.9 inches (1.9 meters) of snow had fallen
on the city so far this season, making it the 10th snowiest winter on
record. At least four buildings collapsed around Boston under the snow's
weight, the National Weather Service said, though no injuries had been
reported as a result of those incidents.Read More ...
Same-sex marriage begins in parts of Alabama, thwarted in others
By
Sherrel Wheeler Stewart BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Same-sex couples
began marrying in parts of Alabama on Monday, acting on the strongest
signal yet from the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of gay marriage ahead of
an expected ruling, but numerous state judges avoided granting marriage
licenses to gay couples in apparent defiance of the high court. The
Supreme Court earlier in the day cleared the way for Alabama to become
the 37th state where gay marriage is legal by refusing a request by the
state's Republican attorney general to keep weddings on hold until it
decides later this year whether laws banning gay matrimony violate the
U.S. Constitution.Read More ...
California educator gets 10 years for sex abuse
(Reuters) - A California educator who resigned after a woman accused her in a YouTube video of abusing her when she was a 12-year-old student was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday, prosecutors said. The former teacher, Andrea Michelle Cardosa, pleaded guilty last month to three counts of lewd acts with a child in a deal that spared her from a possible life sentence, said Riverside County District Attorney's Office spokesman John Hall. The case grew out of a video posted on YouTube last February in which a woman confronted Cardosa, accused her of abuse, and said she had ruined her childhood. In the video, Cardosa expresses regret and says the abuse was not anything she had intended.
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EU delays sanctions to support Ukraine peace talks
The EU's delay is meant to give a Franco-German peace plan time to work.Read More ...
Netflix launches in Cuba
(Reuters)
- Netflix Inc launched its movie and TV streaming service in Cuba on
Monday, joining the list of U.S. companies looking to take advantage of
thawing diplomatic relations between the United States and the
communist-ruled island country. The United States announced new rules on
Jan. 15 that will significantly ease sanctions on Cuba, opening up the
island to expanded U.S. travel, trade and financial activities. Netflix
said the service, starting at $7.99 per month, would be available to
customers with international payment cards. Cuba, with a population of
about 11 million, has one of the lowest internet penetration rates in
the world - barely 5 percent.Read More ...
Jindal slams GOP changes to primary system
Jindal
made clear he has no plans – if he runs – to abide by the RNC’s attempt
to keep candidates from participating in debates that are not
sanctioned by the party committee.Read More ...
In Iowa, a tale of two Rand Pauls
Bored by establishment politics, the senator lights up in a room of college students.Read More ...
Brian Williams cancels Letterman appearance
The embattled anchor will not appear on 'Late Show' this week.Read More ...
Supreme Court won't halt same-sex marriages in Alabama
SCOTUS has refused a request by Alabama's attorney general to put gay marriages on hold.
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