Archive for May 22nd, 2008

California marriage opponents seek 5-month delay (AP)

Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.

In this May 15, 2008, file photo, Sharon Papo, left, and her partner Amber Weiss fill out paperwork as they apply for an appointment for a marriage license at the county clerks office at City Hall in San Francisco. In court papers submitted Thursday, May 22, 2008, a conservative legal group asked the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until November, when voters are likely to encounter a ballot measure would amend the state's constitution to ban gay marriage. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)AP – A conservative legal group questioned the California Supreme Court on Thursday to place off finalization of its choice legalizing same-sex marriage until voters got a chance to weigh in.

Texas seizure of polygamist-sect kids thrown out (AP)

Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.

Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints depart from the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, May 19, 2008, in San Angelo, Texas. Children from a polygamist sect were the only subjects on the docket Monday at a west Texas courthouse where five judges began handling hundreds of hearings that attorneys for the children's parents decried for their cookie-cutter approach. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP – In a ruling that could torpedo the case against the West Texas polygamist sect, a state appeals court Thursday said authorities had no right to seize more than 440 children in a raid on the splinter group’s compound last month.

Tornadoes rip through Colorado, Wyoming; 1 killed (AP)

Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.

Courtney Guck searches his mom's house for her cat that is missing in Windsor, Colo. Thursday, May 22, 2008. His mom, Elainie Froemming, was out of town, and he was in the basement when the tornado struck the Windsor home. (AP Photo/ Darin McGregor, Rocky Mountain News)AP – Tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday, damaging buildings, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person.



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