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Kim Davis’ lawyers file new appeals over same-sex marriage licenses order

Lawyers for Kim Davis — the Kentucky county clerk who spent six days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — have filed an appeal to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals asking to reverse rulings they claimed trampled her religious rights.

 
Woman charged with murder, assault in Okla. homecoming parade crash

A woman suspected of driving her car into a homecoming parade crowd at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater was formally charged on Wednesday with second-degree murder and assault in the incident that killed four people and injured dozens.

France is lifting its ban on gay men as blood donors

France is lifting its ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood, the French health minister announced Wednesday.

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Fox Lake officer’s death was staged suicide, police say

The death of Fox Lake, Illinois, police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was “a carefully staged suicide,” Lake County Major Crimes Task Force commander George Filenko said Wednesday.

 
Chipotle now linked to 35 E. coli food poisoning cases

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is now linked to 35 confirmed E. coli food poisoning cases in Oregon and Washington, state officials said late Tuesday.

 
Man gets 5 years in prison for attempted arson during Ferguson riots

A federal judge sentenced a St. Louis County man to five years in prison for trying to burn down a store in Ferguson, Missouri, during riots after a grand jury declined to charge a white officer who had killed an unarmed black 18-year-old.

 
9-year-old boy shot to death in Chicago

A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed Monday in Chicago and police say it isn’t clear whether the child was targeted or was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Rare cyclone batters Yemen, thousands flee homes

A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen’s Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country’s fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter.

 
Former pro wrestler ‘Superfly’ Snuka pleads not guilty in 1983 death

Former professional wrestler James “Superfly” Snuka pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of his former girlfriend, the Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney’s Office said.

 
Uber driver sentenced to life for raping passenger in India

An Indian court on Tuesday jailed a driver of U.S.-based ride-hailing company Uber for life for raping a passenger, in a case that highlighted the dangers faced by women from violent sex attackers.