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NFL DRAFT: Big name QBs finally hear names

Posted: 10 May 2014 01:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2013, file photo, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) throws a pass against Texas A&M during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas. McCarron was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round, 164th overall, in the 2014 NFL Draft on Saturday, May 10, 2014.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)NEW YORK (AP) — It took a few hours on the final day of the NFL draft for A.J. McCarron, Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger to finally hear their names called.

Egypt to try 200 suspected of terrorist attacks

Posted: 10 May 2014 01:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, Egyptian policemen stand guard at the scene of a powerful explosion, believed to be a car bomb, at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt. On Saturday May 10, 2014. Egypt's chief prosecutor's office says it has charged 200 suspected militants with carrying out terrorist attacks that killed 40 policeman and 15 civilians, and of conspiring with al-Qaida and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in one of the country's largest terrorism-related cases. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ashraf, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's chief prosecutor charged 200 suspected militants Saturday with carrying out over 50 terrorist attacks, killing 40 policemen and 15 civilians and conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in the first mass trial of a Jihadi group since the country's recent turmoil.

Arkansas issues same-sex marriage licenses

Posted: 10 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

Jennifer Rambo, right, of Fort Smith, Ark., kisses her partner Kristin Seaton, left, of Jacksonville, Ark., following their marriage ceremony in front of the Carroll County Courthouse as Sheryl Maples, far left, the lead attorney who filed the Wright v. the State of Arkansas lawsuit, looks on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Eureka Springs, Ark. Rambo and Seaton were the first same-sex couple to be granted a marriage license in Eureka Springs after a judge overturned Amendment 83, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sarah Bentham)EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Gay marriage arrived in the Bible Belt on Saturday, beginning with two women who had traveled overnight to ensure they'd be first in line.

Nigeria refused help to search for kidnapped girls

Posted: 10 May 2014 11:26 AM PDT

Activist Dr. Delois Blakely chants while holding a flower and the flag of Nigeria during a rally in front of the Nigerian consulate, Saturday, May 10, 2014, in New York. Dozens gathered to join the international effort to rescue the 276 schoolgirls being held captive by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria. As the worldwide effort got underway the weakness of the Nigerian military was exposed in a report issued by Amnesty International. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The president of Nigeria for weeks refused international help to search for more than 300 girls abducted from a school by Islamic extremists, one in a series of missteps that have led to growing international outrage against the government.

2nd body recovered from Va. balloon crash

Posted: 10 May 2014 10:23 AM PDT

This photo provided by Nancy Johnson shows what authorities say is a hot-air balloon that was believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia, Friday, May 9, 2014. Virginia State Police received calls of the crash shortly before 8 p.m., police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told a news conference. Geller said a pilot and two passengers were believed to be on board, and that police believe it was the gondola that caught fire. (AP Photo/Nancy Johnson)DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — A second body has been recovered in the fiery crash of a hot air balloon in Virginia.

Insurgents blow up 2nd bridge, abduct wife, 2 kids

Posted: 10 May 2014 09:21 AM PDT

YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists blew up a bridge, killed an unknown number of people and abducted the wife and two children of a retired police officer in northeast Nigeria, residents said Saturday as an international effort got underway to rescue 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants.

Arkansas clerk issues 1st gay marriage license

Posted: 10 May 2014 08:34 AM PDT

Jennifer Rambo, left, of Jacksonville, Ark., kisses her partner Kristin Seaton, right, of Fort Smith, Ark., as they wait in line at the Carroll County Courthouse to apply for a marriage license, Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Eureka Springs, Ark. Rambo and Seaton drove to Eureka Springs Friday night and slept in their car after a judge overturned Ammendment 83, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sarah Bentham)EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas clerk issued the state's first gay marriage license on Saturday, breaking a barrier that voters put in place with a constitutional amendment 10 years ago.

Gay couples in Arkansas line up outside courthouse

Posted: 10 May 2014 07:48 AM PDT

Jennifer Rambo, left, of Jacksonville, Ark., kisses her partner Kristin Seaton, right, of Fort Smith, Ark., as they wait in line at the Carroll County Courthouse to apply for a marriage license, Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Eureka Springs, Ark. Rambo and Seaton drove to Eureka Springs Friday night and slept in their car after a judge overturned Ammendment 83, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sarah Bentham)EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — About 10 gay couples lined up Saturday morning outside of a county courthouse in northwest Arkansas, one day after a judge ruled that the state's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional.

1 body recovered from Va. balloon crash; 2 missing

Posted: 10 May 2014 06:14 AM PDT

This photo provided by Nancy Johnson shows what authorities say is a hot-air balloon that was believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia, Friday, May 9, 2014. Virginia State Police received calls of the crash shortly before 8 p.m., police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told a news conference. Geller said a pilot and two passengers were believed to be on board, and that police believe it was the gondola that caught fire. (AP Photo/Nancy Johnson)DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say one body has been recovered from a hot air balloon that hit a power line, caught fire and crashed.

Thousands of Syrians enter Homs after rebels leave

Posted: 10 May 2014 03:52 AM PDT

In this photograph made on a government-led media tour, Syrian civilians return to Homs, Syria on Friday, May 9, 2014, where bulldozers cleared rubble from the streets of battle-scarred districts in the central Syrian city after government troops entered the last rebel-held neighborhoods as part of an agreement that also granted opposition fighters safe exit from the city. (AP Photo)HOMS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians streamed into war-battered parts of the central city of Homs for the first time in nearly two years Saturday, checking their homes after rebels left as part of a deal allowing them to safely withdraw as pro-government forces took the city.

Support for kidnapped girls continues to grow

Posted: 09 May 2014 08:46 PM PDT

Demonstrators hold banners as they protest about the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, near the Nigerian High Commission in London, Friday, May 9, 2014. British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria as an international effort began taking hold. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Celebrities and political leaders join the movement to help secure the return of the Nigerian girls.

Rubio: Democrats threaten American dream

Posted: 09 May 2014 07:59 PM PDT

In this Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fighting to revive his political prospects, Rubio is returning to the presidential campaign circuit and beefing up a political organization that could lay the groundwork for a White House bid in 2016. In the clearest sign yet of his interest in a presidential run, the Florida Republican will visit New Hampshire on May 9. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)NEW CASTLE, N.H. (AP) — Reaffirming his national political ambitions, Sen. Marco Rubio accused Democrats on Friday of threatening the American dream as he campaigned across New Hampshire, appearing in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state for the first time in 18 months.

Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban

Posted: 09 May 2014 03:35 PM PDT

Attorney Cheryl Maples, left, leaves a courtroom in the Pulaski County Court House in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 17, 2014. Maples argued for gay couples who are advocates of ending Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage. Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said at the conclusion of the hearing that he will issue a ruling in about two weeks. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, opening the door for gay couples to wed.

Benghazi panel puts Democrats in a tough spot

Posted: 09 May 2014 02:31 PM PDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at her weekly news briefing Friday, May 9, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats stand deeply divided over whether to participate in a Republican-led investigation of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, with party leader Nancy Pelosi calling the newest probe a Leadership in talks over role Democrats would play if they choose to join hearing.

Blind high school vaulter nearly medals at state championships

Posted: 09 May 2014 02:15 PM PDT

Emory Rains High School's Charlotte Brown competes in the Girls 3A pole vault in the UIL State Track & Field meet, Friday, May 9, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Brown, a pole vaulter who happens to be legally blind, starts on the clap from her coach and counts her steps on her approach. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A blind high school pole vaulter cleared three heights at the Texas state championships to finish fourth, one spot short of a medal.

British, U.S. experts join Nigeria search for girls

Posted: 09 May 2014 01:43 PM PDT

South Africans protest in solidarity against the abduction three weeks ago of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram and what protesters said was the failure of the Nigerian government and international community to rescue them, during a march to the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday, May 8, 2014. The kidnapping has ignited a viral social media campaign that has brought renewed attention to Boko Haram's campaign of violence, and protests around the world. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)The international effort to rescue the 276 schoolgirls being held captive by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria was boosted Friday when British security experts joined the Nigerian and American forces trying to rescue the missing students.

NBA picks Parsons as interim Clippers CEO

Posted: 09 May 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Richard ParsonsEx-Time Warner boss will oversee team while league tries to force Donald Sterling to sell it.
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