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MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who's been denied a license to marry his same-sex partner says people are being "cruel." The Rowan County clerk's office turned away gay couples seeking marriage licenses today in defiance of a judge's order. County Clerk Kim Davis says issuing a same-sex marriage license that contains her signature is the same as her approving the marriage, and she says that violates her Christian beliefs. Her lawyer says it's "a serious matter that needs to be decided by a higher court."
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Court of Appeals has ruled against a suburban Denver baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Jack Phillips says he has no problem serving gay people at his store but that making a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding would violate his Christian beliefs. The court ruled today that Phillips cannot cite his religious beliefs because that would lead to discrimination. He now faces fines if he refuses to make wedding cakes for gay couples.
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the NFL and its players' union have completed two days of negotiations with a federal judge in New York on New England quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension over underinflated footballs. Lawyers for Brady and Commissioner Roger Goodell met separately today with Judge Richard Berman. If no settlement is reached, the judge will be left to decide whether Goodell's suspension of Brady will stand.
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University student says he lost his internship at Facebook after he launched a browser application from his dorm room that exploited privacy flaws on the company's mobile messenger. The app showed that users of Facebook Messenger could pinpoint the exact locations of people they were talking to. The student, Aran Khanna, tells Boston.com he created the app to show the consequences of unintentionally sharing data and thought he was doing a public service.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A swimmer has died after coming into contact with a rare amoeba in a southern Oklahoma lake. The State Department of Health says the adult swimmer died after visiting Lake Murray late last week. The lake is about 110 miles south of Oklahoma City. The rare and usually deadly disease is caused by a single-cell organism that is naturally present in most lakes, ponds and rivers. When swimmers dive or submerge their heads in contaminated water, the amoeba travels up the nose to the brain, where it destroys tissue.
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