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North Dakota receives challenge to gay marriage ban

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 27, 2013 file photo, demonstrators hold flags and chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the second day of gay marriage cases before the court. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision is somewhat clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal - same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Seven couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in North Dakota, making it the last state in the country to be sued by couples seeking the right to marry in their home state.

Global telecom says six countries have direct taps on phones

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:43 AM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 file photo shows people walking by a branch of Vodafone in central London. Vodafone, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, revealed the scope of government snooping into phone networks Friday, saying authorities in some countries are able to directly access an operator's network without seeking permission.The company outlined the details in a report that is described as the first of its kind, covering 29 countries in which it directly operates. It gives the most comprehensive look to date on how governments monitor the communications of their citizens. The most explosive revelation was that in a small number of countries, authorities require direct access to an operator's network — bypassing legal niceties like warrants. It did not name the countries. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)LONDON (AP) — One of the world's largest cellphone companies on Friday revealed the scope of government snooping into phone networks, saying authorities in some countries are able to directly access its network without seeking permission.

Putin: Ceasefire needed for Ukraine talks

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:33 AM PDT

Ukraine's President-elect Petro Proshenko, left, walks past Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week in Normandy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)After short meeting with president-elect Poroshenko, says he expects "good will" from neighbor.

UNCF to receive $25 million Koch gift

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:33 AM PDT

Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund, is interviewed in Washington, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The United Negro College Fund announced a $25 million grant Friday from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation _ a large donation from the conservative powerhouse Koch name that Democrats have sought to vilify heading into the 2014 mid-term elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Negro College Fund announced a $25 million grant Friday from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation — a large donation from the conservative powerhouse Koch name that Democrats have sought to vilify heading into the 2014 midterm elections.

18 more 'lost' vets left off VA wait list have died

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 08:13 AM PDT

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan GibsonThe department is investigating if the newly reported deaths were related to long wait times.

Security researchers uncover new OpenSSL threat

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 07:18 AM PDT

D-Day event brings together Putin, new Ukraine leader

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 06:27 AM PDT

Putin, Poroshenko and Merkel talk in BenouvilleBy John Irish and Jeff Mason COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER France (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine met on Friday for the first time since Moscow annexed Crimea as world leaders commemorated the 70th anniversary of the World War Two D-Day landings in France. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel brought together Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko for a 15-minute meeting before an official lunch for visiting world dignitaries. Hollande's office said the two men shook hands and agreed that detailed talks on a ceasefire between Kiev government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine would begin within a few days.

Afghan candidate survives bomb attacks

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 06:25 AM PDT

Afghan security personnel block traffic after a suicide attack that struck the convoy of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 6, 2014. The Afghan Interior Ministry says a suicide bomber and a roadside bomb struck the convoy as it left a campaign event at a wedding hall in the capital Kabul, killing several civilians but leaving the candidate himself unharmed.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Six civilians die in the assassination attempt on presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah.

Obama honors D-Day heroes at Normandy

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 03:42 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande stand with veterans in Colleville-sur-MerThe president joins veterans and world leaders in a solemn tribute.

Man suspected of killing Canadian Mounties caught

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 11:26 PM PDT

Police officers check a car at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected of killing three officers in the deadliest attack on their ranks in nearly a decade. The suspect, 24-year-old Justin Bourque, was armed with high-powered long firearms. He was spotted three times while eluding the massive manhunt that emptied roads and kept families hunkered in their homes in Moncton, an east coast city where gun violence is rare. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — The man suspected in the shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the wounding of two others in a rare case of gun violence in eastern Canada was arrested early Friday, police said.

Suspect caught in Canada killings

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:55 PM PDT

Police officers check a car at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected of killing three officers in the deadliest attack on their ranks in nearly a decade. The suspect, 24-year-old Justin Bourque, was armed with high-powered long firearms. He was spotted three times while eluding the massive manhunt that emptied roads and kept families hunkered in their homes in Moncton, an east coast city where gun violence is rare. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — The man suspected in the shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the wounding of two others in a rare case of gun violence in eastern Canada was arrested early Friday, police said.

Mounties: Suspect in Canada shooting arrested

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:09 PM PDT

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they have arrested the suspect in the New Brunswick shooting that left three Mounties dead and two others injured.

ECB's actions are no panacea for Europe's economy

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:09 PM PDT

FILE - The Euro sculpture stands in front of the European Central Bank, right, in Frankfurt, Germany, in this Dec.16, 2011 file photo. The European Central Bank took bold steps Thursday June 5, 2014 to protect Europe's fragile economic recovery, cutting interest rates and offering to pump more money into the financial system. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Central banks can't fix everything.

Police: College student disarmed Seattle gunman

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 06:31 PM PDT

Map locates Seattle, where a gunman opened fire on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;SEATTLE (AP) — A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said.

Police: University student disarmed gunman; 4 shot

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 06:28 PM PDT

Map locates Seattle, where a gunman opened fire on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;SEATTLE (AP) — Police say a Seattle Pacific University student on Thursday disarmed a lone gunman who entered a building and shot four people.

Hospital: 1 dead, 3 injured in university shooting

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 06:28 PM PDT

Map locates Seattle, where a gunman opened fire on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle hospital spokeswoman says one man in his 20s has died and a woman is critically injured after a shooting Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

Seattle police: 4 victims in university shooting

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 06:28 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police now say there are four victims in a shooting Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. They say one suspect is in custody.

Seattle police: 3 victims in university shooting

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 06:28 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Three people were shot Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University and a suspect was in custody, police said.

McChrystal opens up about his ouster, weighs in on Bergdahl, praises Hillary

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 03:34 PM PDT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal does exclusive interview with Yahoo NewsRetired general reflects on personal controversy in wide-ranging conversation.

Jury awards Bestie Boys $1.7M in Monster Beverage case

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Beastie Boys member Michael Diamond, or By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beastie Boys' fight for their right to not let Monster Beverage Corp use the hip-hop group's music without their permission resulted in a verdict of $1.7 million on Thursday. A federal jury in Manhattan issued the verdict on the eighth day of trial in a copyright dispute between members of the Brooklyn-born band and the energy drink maker over songs the band says Monster used in a 2012 promotional video without a license. The Beastie Boys had sought up to $2.5 million for copyright infringement and false endorsement. Monster countered that it owed no more than $125,000, calling the case "illogical" and saying an employee had mistakenly believed the company had permission to use the music.
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