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Arkansas court puts gay ruling on hold

Pastor Randy Eddy-McCain, right, concludes a wedding ceremony at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., for a same-sex…

May 16, 2014

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Opposition to head India’s government

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters wear masks of party leader Narendra Modi after learning he will be the country’s new prime…

May 16, 2014

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SOMA, Turkey – The Turkish government and mining company officials vehemently denied Friday that negligence was at the root of…

May 16, 2014

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No deal yet in Iran talks

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiators will continue meeting to try to reach a final agreement on restricting…

May 16, 2014

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WASHINGTON –The top official for veterans’ health care resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified…

May 16, 2014

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Ready, set, travel

AAA is crediting an improving economy for an expected boost in Memorial Day travel this year. The agency expects 36.1…

May 16, 2014

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Watergate conspirator Jeb Stuart Magruder has died

Jeb Magruder, an aide to President Nixon who spent seven months in prison for his role in covering up the…

May 16, 2014

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25 states see jobless rate slip below 6%

Colo.’s unemployment level lowest since recession began

May 16, 2014

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Immigration program to be reviewed, official says

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is still reviewing the idea of expanding a program that…

May 16, 2014

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Segregation still widespread at U.S. schools

Sixty years after the Supreme Court struck down “separate but equal” schools in America, segregation is back, according to a…

May 15, 2014

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Cost-control plan could get costly

President Barack Obama is flanked by outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and his nominee to replace…

May 15, 2014

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VA chief rejects calls to resign

Shinsekidu1-i-syn VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said he was “mad as hell” about allegations of severe problems and said he was…

May 15, 2014

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World Briefs

SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says his country is an “open war” with al-Qaida as one…

May 15, 2014

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Japan re-examining pacifist constitution

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans to try to reinterpret the country’s constitution to allow Japan’s military to help defend…

May 15, 2014

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Anti-China protest turns deadly

China is demanding that Vietnam punish rioters who stormed a Taiwanese steel mill near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and…

May 15, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. military says it fired or disciplined nearly 500 workers for sexual harassment in a 12-month period,…

May 15, 2014

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Judge strikes all Arkansas bans on gay marriage

Kristin Seaton, center, of Jacksonville, Ark., leaves the Carroll County Courthouse with her partner, Jennifer Rambo, left, of Fort Smith,…

May 15, 2014

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Museum revisits Sept. 11

“I just think it would be a little too overwhelming today,” she said, unsure when she would return. “It’s a…

May 15, 2014

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Obama orders review in wake of VA claims

Naborsdu1-i-syn White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors will be temporarily assigned to the VA to work on a…

May 14, 2014

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Supreme Court refused Wednesday to put on hold a ruling that overturned the state’s…

May 14, 2014

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LONDON – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry worked Wednesday to keep the Palestinians committed to his hope of restarting…

May 14, 2014

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Mining-town residents heckle Turkish leader

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was heckled Wednesday when he arrived in Soma to express concern about the deaths…

May 14, 2014

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A federal appeals court halted a convicted Texas killer’s scheduled execution Tuesday so his attorneys can pursue…

May 13, 2014

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New insurance plans limiting choices

Michelle Pool is one of the many Americans who are feeling discouraged about their new health insurance under the Affordable…

May 13, 2014