NEWS
- Judge strikes down birth control sale requirement22 February 2012, 9:19 pm
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is a violation of their constitutional rights. In a decision with national implications for the exercise of conscience and moral choices in the workplace, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton also reinstated an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulations. (Reporting by Katherine Luck; Writing by Steve Gorma... 
- Judge strikes down birth control sale requirement22 February 2012, 9:19 pm
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is a violation of their constitutional rights. In a decision with national implications for the exercise of conscience and moral choices in the workplace, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton also reinstated an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulations. (Reporting by Katherine Luck; Writing by Steve Gorma...
- Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes22 February 2012, 9:00 pm
The Obama administration on Wednesday will propose cutting the top tax rate for corporations to 28 percent, and pay for it by eliminating dozens of tax loopholes companies now use to lower their rates, a senior administration official said. ...
- Woman tries to hire hit man to kill fur-wearer: FBI22 February 2012, 8:58 pm
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio woman who likened freeing lab animals to liberating Holocaust survivors was being held in custody Wednesday on charges she used Facebook to try to hire a hit man to kill a person at random for wearing fur, prosecutors said. Meredith Marie Lowell, 27, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday at her home by federal agents and has been charged with solicitation to commit murder for offering to pay someone who turned out to be an FBI agent $850 for the killing. ...
- Woman tries to hire hit man to kill fur-wearer: FBI22 February 2012, 8:58 pm
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio woman who likened freeing lab animals to liberating Holocaust survivors was being held in custody Wednesday on charges she used Facebook to try to hire a hit man to kill a person at random for wearing fur, prosecutors said. Meredith Marie Lowell, 27, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday at her home by federal agents and has been charged with solicitation to commit murder for offering to pay someone who turned out to be an FBI agent $850 for the killing. ...
- Kansas City priest accused of molesting 4 brothers22 February 2012, 8:41 pm
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Catholic leaders in Kansas City covered up years of sexual abuse of several young children by a priest who led a Christian organization for youth, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by four brothers who say they were victimized as children. The lawsuit, one of more than two dozen pending in Kansas City alleging abuse by area priests, was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in Kansas City, Missouri. It names Father John Tulipana and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Jos...
- Kansas City priest accused of molesting 4 brothers22 February 2012, 8:41 pm
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Catholic leaders in Kansas City covered up years of sexual abuse of several young children by a priest who led a Christian organization for youth, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by four brothers who say they were victimized as children. The lawsuit, one of more than two dozen pending in Kansas City alleging abuse by area priests, was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in Kansas City, Missouri. It names Father John Tulipana and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Jos...
- Supreme Court hears military medal lying case22 February 2012, 8:15 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether the federal government, in making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, could next make it illegal for someone to tell lies about an extramarital affair or a college degree. The high court appeared sharply divided while hearing arguments on whether the "Stolen Valor Act" adopted by Congress in 2006 violated constitutional free-speech rights, a case about how far the government may go to prosecute false cl...
- Supreme Court hears military medal lying case22 February 2012, 8:15 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether the federal government, in making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, could next make it illegal for someone to tell lies about an extramarital affair or a college degree. The high court appeared sharply divided while hearing arguments on whether the "Stolen Valor Act" adopted by Congress in 2006 violated constitutional free-speech rights, a case about how far the government may go to prosecute false cl...
- Two shot at Walmart center in Virginia22 February 2012, 8:12 pm
(Reuters) - A gunman shot two people at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, a Dinwiddie County Fire Department spokeswoman said. One of the two victims was airlifted to a hospital, spokeswoman Denice Marrs said. The shootings took place on the outskirts of Petersburg, she said. "He came at them with a gun," Marrs said. "Right now we can confirm two victims." She declined to say whether those shot were dead or wounded, or the type of firearm used. A nearby elementary s...
- With DNA Testing, Adoptees Find a Way to Connect With Family24 January 2012, 5:00 am
When access to adoption records is blocked, people have another avenue for finding clues to their ancestry and connections to blood relatives....
- Genome Research Points to Adaptation Among Early African-Americans3 January 2012, 5:00 am
Certain disease-causing variant genes became more common in African-Americans after their ancestors reached American shores, scientists report....
- For Mixed Family, Old Racial Tensions Remain Part of Life13 October 2011, 4:00 am
For one family, being mixed-race is not a defining issue, but outside the home, strangers gawk and make racist comments, in what has become part of life for many families like theirs....
- In Tough Times, Irish Call Their Diaspora19 July 2011, 4:00 am
An organization is tracking down descendants and inviting them back to help the economy....
- Complex Family Trees11 July 2011, 4:00 am
A reader responds to a recent front page article about family trees....
- Who’s on the Family Tree? Now It’s Complicated5 July 2011, 4:00 am
The once-simple concept of a family tree has grown complicated in the wake of sperm donations, surrogate mothers, adoptions and relationships outside wedlock....
- Finding Family History Through Social Networks19 May 2011, 4:00 am
Genealogy Web sites and social networks are making it easier than ever to trace family heritage....
- Spare Times for April 22-2822 April 2011, 4:00 am
A selected guide to talks, walks, exhibitions and other events in New York....
- More Young Americans Identify as Mixed Race30 January 2011, 5:00 am
Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting color lines that have defined Americans for generations....
- CITY ROOM; A Short Second Life For a Noted Building24 August 2010, 4:00 am
City Room blog disucusses history of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society building, now being used in part as synagogue...
