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Millions worldwide share Mandela vigil

Giant photographs of former president Nelson Mandela are displayed Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre…

June 29, 2013

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Egypt prepares for the worst

Protests may turn deadly

June 29, 2013

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Civil-union opponents rejecting law

Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom claim in the petition that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acted…

June 29, 2013

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Gay marriage battles heat up

Activists to fight bans state-by-state

June 29, 2013

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‘Into the Wild’ bus hikers rescued

It’s the second rescue this summer of people making a pilgrimage to the abandoned Fairbanks city bus situated north of…

June 29, 2013

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94 in Alaska? Abnormal weather tied to jet stream

Parts of Alaska, including Goose Lake near Anchorage, have been experiencing a long stretch of higher than normal temperatures. Unusual…

June 29, 2013

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Is online gun training OK?

split on varying laws

June 28, 2013

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Man believes he found fossilized Bigfoot head

Todd May, of Ogden, Utah, holds what he believes to be a fossilized head of a Bigfoot. He says he…

June 28, 2013

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Permit upheld for Christo’s Arkansas River project

Bulgarian artist Christo wants to suspend 5.9 miles worth of silvery fabric panels in sections over 42 miles of the…

June 28, 2013

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Reading scores mixed in N.M.

New Mexico has a “very long way to go to reform education” despite gains by some students, Martinez said. The…

June 28, 2013

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Hagel: Budget squeeze is hurting the military

Hagel didn’t elaborate on damage done during a visit to the U.S. Air Force bunker at Cheyenne Mountain outside Colorado…

June 28, 2013

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Violence, rallies flare in Egypt

The competing camps were trying to show their strength before even bigger nationwide protests planned by the opposition Sunday –…

June 28, 2013

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Judge puts parts of new Kan. abortion law on hold

Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca Crotty blocked two provisions. One requires providers to declare on their websites that the state…

June 28, 2013

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Appeals court lifts hold on Calif. gay marriages

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a brief order saying it has dissolved a stay it imposed on…

June 28, 2013

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House panel pressing IRS figure to talk

The Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in a 22-17 party line vote, ruled that Lerner, who headed the division that…

June 28, 2013

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Snowden’s dad worries about son’s ties to WikiLeaks

Attorney Bruce Fein, who represents Lonnie Snowden, said Friday that Snowden’s father is worried that the legal counsel and travel…

June 28, 2013

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Phoenix, Las Vegas bake in scorching heat

of the West to endure high temperatures

June 28, 2013

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Judge: Hobby Lobby won’t have to pay fines

U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton set a hearing for July 19 to address claims by the owners of Hobby Lobby…

June 28, 2013

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Record heat wave to hit West

A construction worker starts his day at sunrise to beat the heat Thursday in Queen Creek, Ariz. Dangerously hot temperatures…

June 27, 2013

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Hobby Lobby can seek health-care exemption

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver decided the Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain can proceed with its lawsuit seeking…

June 27, 2013

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Iraq welcomes U.S. military aid

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, said American military commanders should find ways to…

June 27, 2013

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Court: Hobby Lobby can challenge health care law

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver decided the Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain can proceed with its…

June 27, 2013

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Texas gov. calls special session on abortion

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, left, who tried to filibuster an abortion bill, reacts as time expires Wednesday in Austin,…

June 26, 2013

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Immigration bill cruising to Senate passage

Uruguay native and U.S. citizen Luis Pozzolo displays a sign he uses in his fight against amnesty for illegal immigrants…

June 26, 2013

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Will Snowden join ranks of airport denizens?

Passengers eat at a cafe with a TV in the background showing a news report on NSA leaker Edward Snowden…

June 26, 2013

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Pentagon to extend benefits to gay service spouses

Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision opens the door for married gay couples to get federal benefits. Defense officials estimate there are…

June 26, 2013

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Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in California

Same sex couple Lisa Kirk, left, and Lena Brancatelli, right, cry while reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on…

June 26, 2013

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Supreme Court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional

Supporters of gay marriage embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday after the court cleared the way for…

June 26, 2013

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For nationwide gay marriage, more battles to be fought

In the meantime, as one gay-rights leader said, there will be “two Americas” – and a host of legal complications…

June 25, 2013

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Court changes historic voting act

Southern states no longer need federal oversight of elections

June 25, 2013