News of the Day From Across the Nation, Sept. 26
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, said Friday that she is switching to the Republican Party because she feels abandoned by Democrats in her fight against same-sex marriage.
Davis’ made the announcement at the Family Research Council’s Value Voters Summit, said Charla Bansley, a spokeswoman for Liberty Counsel, which represents Davis in her legal battles.
Davis sparked a national firestorm by refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in Rowan County after the Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage in June.
A Detroit dog owner whose pit bulls attacked a man so savagely that he lost two limbs and an ear was sentenced Friday to two years of probation, prompting a judge to criticize state law that kept him from ordering a prison term.
Derick Felton, 62, pleaded guilty earlier this month in an agreement with prosecutors to harboring dangerous animals that caused injuries.
The Dalai Lama canceled U.S. appearances following a checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and plans to return to India to rest, the University of Colorado and a Tibetan association said Friday.
The school and association said the Washington office informed them that doctors had advised the 80-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader to rest and that he would return to India next week.
County health officials warned people to avoid the water and the sand at Dockweiler State Beach and adjacent El Segundo Beach near Los Angeles International Airport.