Activist group: 20 anti-government protesters killed across Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT Fighting across several Syrian cities Friday left a total of 20 anti-government protesters dead, a Syrian activist group said Saturday.  |
New York governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:30 PM PDT New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state's marriage equality bill hours after it passed the Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night, making it the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.  |
Life on the lam: Bulger, girlfriend enjoyed ocean breezes, fine dining Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:02 PM PDT The alleged East Coast mobster and his girlfriend were known as Charlie and Carol Gasko, a May-December couple living in the heart of sunny Southern California, just two blocks from the beach and an upscale outdoor mall, in a town known for its unapologetic liberalism.  |
Death toll rises in Afghan attack Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT The death toll rose to 10 from an explosion in northern Afghanistan, local officials said Saturday.  |
Chinese Communists, 90 years later, still fighting corruption Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:30 PM PDT As the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates the 90th anniversary of its founding, party officials are pledging to continue the fight against corruption.  |
New York moves to become 6th state to legalize gay marriage Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:56 PM PDT New York's Republican-controlled legislature cleared the way Friday to legalize same-sex marriage with a 33-to-29 vote, sending the bill to the governor's desk for his approval.  |
Union group slams Colombia over recent killings of 2 teachers Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:41 PM PDT Two teachers in Colombia have been killed in as many months, a prominent alliance of trade unions said Friday, calling on the government there to do more to bring those responsible to justice.  |
Six children hospitalized with E. coli after water park visit Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:11 PM PDT Six children ages 1 to 7 have been hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal illnesses after swimming this month in an Alabama indoor water park, a state health official said Friday.  |
Military vet faces prospect of 10 years in prison for passport fraud Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:04 PM PDT Days after photographing scenes at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, a U.S. Navy veteran found himself behind bars -- where he could remain for a decade -- for alleged passport fraud.  |
Congressional women battle the press for a win on a softball field Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:03 PM PDT Usually in Washington it's Republicans and Democrats battling each other but on Thursday night they joined together to battle a common enemy: the Washington Press Corps.  |
Thousands of homes flooded in N. Dakota Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:03 PM PDT Floodwaters gushed Friday into Minot, North Dakota, inundating thousands of residences and businesses, with water reaching mailboxes in some places, officials said.  |
Family and friends mourn for Ryan Dunn at funeral Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:57 PM PDT Ryan Dunn was remembered Wednesday in West Chester, Pennsylvania., as his family and many of his famous friends paid their respects to the actor after his sudden death early Monday morning.  |
Dozens of homes evacuated as fire rages in Oklahoma Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:42 PM PDT A wildfire forced the evacuation of 70 to 80 homes in central Oklahoma on Friday, emergency officials said.  |
U.S. State Department warns those involved in Gaza protest flotilla Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:36 PM PDT The U.S. State Department on Friday ramped up its warnings urging Americans not to join other activists in a flotilla, expected to sail soon, aimed at challenging Israel's maritime blockage of the Gaza strip.  |
Caylee Anthony could climb pool stairs, grandmother says Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT Two-year-old Caylee Anthony was able to climb into the family's backyard pool on her own, but she couldn't have installed the removable ladder or opened gates leading to the area, her grandmother testified Friday at the outset of an emotional day in the Casey Anthony murder trial.  |
One student killed, another wounded in North Carolina shooting Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT A gunman shot two Pennsylvania high school football players in Durham, North Carolina, killing one and wounding the other, officials said Friday.  |
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Activist group cites 10 dead in Friday's demonstrations in Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:05 PM PDT Demonstrators took to the streets Friday after Muslim prayers, as they have on past Fridays in recent weeks in a number of Syrian cities, resulting in 10 deaths, according to an activist group.  |
Official: U.S. cost for Afghan mission to drop, even without drawdown Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:37 PM PDT The U.S. military needs billions of dollars less than had been alotted for its operations in Afghanistan next year, a Pentagon spokesman said -- a drop that does not take into account the newly mandate troop drawdown in the embattled Asian nation.  |
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