Friday, June 24, 2011

New York legislators approve same-sex marriage

New York legislators approve same-sex marriage


New York legislators approve same-sex marriage

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in New York cleared the last major hurdle with a 33-to-29 vote in the state Senate, sending the bill to the governor's desk.

U.S. House conflicted on Libya votes

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:43 PM PDT

The GOP-controlled House opposed a measure expressing support for the U.S. role in Libya while also nixing a John Boehner-backed bill limiting American involvement.

Libya peace talks stall on Gadhafi exit

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Their war-torn land divided in two, a few Libyans boarded a ship Friday with hopes of reuniting with loved ones, separated by many miles and treacherous front lines.

Hayden: Obama following Bush

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Although it was slow in building, there is now a serious constitutional and political "game on" in Washington. It all revolves around the meaning of hostilities as envisioned by the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

Record flooding swamps N.D. homes

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:03 PM PDT

The Souris River surpassed its all-time high as floodwaters gushed into Minot, North Dakota, inundating thousands of residences and businesses, officials said.

Salt exec pleads guilty to abusing maid

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT

An Egyptian executive accused of sexually abusing an employee at a luxury hotel in New York pleaded guilty Friday to sex abuse in the third degree, a class B misdemeanor, according to prosecutors.

Tunisia joins world criminal court

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Tunisia, the country where the Arab Spring uprisings began this year, has joined the International Criminal Court, becoming the first North African country to do so.

Cindy Anthony testifies about pool

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT

An attorney for Casey Anthony's parents says the couple has not come to any conclusion about whether their daughter is guilty of murder, comments that came as the capital murder trial neared the conclusion of its fourth week.

A sex trafficker's worst nightmare

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT

More than 17,000 women and girls from Nepal become sex slaves every year. Many end up in India, China or other Southeast Asian countries, and roughly half of them are children.

Truck, train collide in Nevada; 2 die

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:55 PM PDT

A semitrailer collided with an Amtrak train east of Reno, Nevada, on Friday, killing two people, officials said.

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