vendredi 28 juin 2013

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Gay marriage: In states, a hodgepodge lies ahead

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Two men hold hands while walking on Castro Street in San Francisco, Thursday, June 27, 2013. The Supreme Court issued rulings Wednesday that struck down a provision of a federal law that denies federal benefits to married gay couples and also cleared the way for state laws that recognize marriage equality. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Across the country, this week's landmark Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage have energized activists and politicians on both sides of the debate.

Sears, Penney sever ties with Paula Deen

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2010 file photo, Paula Deen speaks in Pasadena, Calif. Sears Holdings Corp. announced Friday, June 28, 2013, that it is cutting ties with Southern celebrity chef Deen, adding to the list of companies severing their relationship following revelations that Deen used racial slurs in the past. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The exodus continues.

Mandela family feud over where he should be buried

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela addresses the media in front the house of her former husband and former South African President Nelson Mandela in Soweto, Friday, June 28, 2013. Members of Nelson Mandela's family as well as South African Cabinet ministers have visited the hospital where the 94-year-old former president is critically ill. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa's national broadcaster.

Third man arrested in case involving ex-NFL player

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Former New England Patriots football tight end Aaron Hernandez stands during a bail hearing in Fall River Superior Court Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez, charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player, was denied bail. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Ted Fitzgerald, Pool)BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — A man arrested in Connecticut in connection with the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was being sent to Massachusetts on Friday, and investigators said a third suspect was arrested in south Florida.

Syrian rebels capture major checkpoint in south

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:29 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters holding Syrian revolution flags, during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Bustan Al-Qasr in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, June 28, 2013. Intense shelling by Syrian government troops on a village in the country's south killed several women and girls overnight as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad pushed ahead with an offensive against rebels near the border with Jordan, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels captured a major army post in the southern city of Daraa Friday after nearly two weeks of intense fighting, as battles raged between troops and opposition forces in the province that borders Jordan, activists said.

Obama's ties to Mandela loom over S. Africa visit

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 10:59 AM PDT

FILE - This two-picture combination of file photos shows Nelson Mandela on Aug. 8, 2012, left, and President Barack Obama on May 31, 2013. It was as a college student that President Barack Obama began to find his political voice. Inspired by Nelson Mandela's struggle against South Africa's apartheid government, the young Obama joined campus protests against the white racist rule that kept Mandela locked away in prison for nearly three decades. Now a historic, barrier-breaking figure himself, Obama will arrive in South Africa Friday to find a country drastically transformed by Mandela's influence, and a nation grappling with the beloved 94-year-old's mortality. (AP Photo/File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inspired by Nelson Mandela's struggles in South Africa, a young Barack Obama joined campus protests in the U.S. against the racist rule that kept Mandela locked away in prison for nearly three decades.

New map may explain Lee's decisions at Gettysburg

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Union reenactors takes part in a demonstration of a battle during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Friday, June 28, 2013, at at Bushey Farm in Gettysburg, Pa. Union forces turned away a Confederate advance in the pivotal battle of the Civil War fought July 1-3, 1863, which was also the war's bloodiest conflict with more than 51,000 casualties. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James Longstreet, to attack the Union Army's left flank.

Thousands of fans fete victorious Blackhawks

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 10:29 AM PDT

Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews holds up the 2013 Stanley Cup during a victory parade down Washington Street Friday, June 28, 2013 in Chicago. The Blackhawks celebrate the team's second championship in four years. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO (AP) — Showered with confetti and cheered by screaming fans, the Blackhawks wound their way through downtown Chicago on open-topped buses Friday to celebrate the team's stunning Stanley Cup victory.

Sears Holdings severs ties with Paula Deen

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 09:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2010 file photo, Paula Deen speaks in Pasadena, Calif. Sears Holdings Corp. announced Friday, June 28, 2013, that it is cutting ties with Southern celebrity chef Deen, adding to the list of companies severing their relationship following revelations that Deen used racial slurs in the past. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen just lost another business partner.

Trapped in Transit: Orwellian Moscow airport hotel

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:41 AM PDT

Passengers walk to board Aeroflot flight SU150 from Moscow to Havana, at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Thursday, June 27, 2013. A dozen of Russian and foreign journalists continued to occupy the transit zone of the Sheremetyevo airport as yet another Havana-bound flight left Moscow with no sight of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden who is believed to remain at the transit zone. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)SHEREMETYEVO AIRPORT (AP) — "An interesting route, Mr. Phillips," says the airport transit desk employee. "This activity makes for suspicion."

Clashes as Egypt leader's backers, foes rally

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:58 AM PDT

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi wane national flags as they demonstrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 28, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt's embattled president are rallying in the nation's capital in a show of support ahead of what are expected to be massive opposition-led protests on June 30 to demand Mohammed Morsi's ouster.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of backers and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president held competing rallies in the capital Friday and new clashes erupted between the two sides in the country's second largest city, Alexandria, in a prelude to massive nationwide protests planned by the opposition this weekend demanding Mohammed Morsi's removal.

Neighbor testifies about Martin-Zimmerman fight

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:41 AM PDT

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom court for the day in his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A neighbor of George Zimmerman who had perhaps the best view of the struggle between the neighborhood watch volunteer and Trayvon Martin testified at Zimmerman's murder trial Friday that he never saw anyone's head being slammed into the concrete sidewalk.

Islamists rally to support Egypt's president

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:11 AM PDT

An Egyptian protester shouts anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans and holds a red card with Arabic reading CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of backers of Egypt's Islamist president rallied Friday in Cairo in a show of support ahead of planned opposition protests this weekend demanding his removal, as passengers swamped the capital's international airport to leave, fearing widespread violence.

Zimmerman trial over teen's death enters 5th day

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:39 AM PDT

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom court for the day in his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A video security expert has taken the witness stand in the George Zimmerman murder trial.

Armstrong: I'm still record Tour de France winner

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:25 AM PDT

PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica (AP) — The dirty past of the Tour de France came back Friday to haunt the 100th edition of cycling's showcase race, with Lance Armstrong telling a newspaper he couldn't have won without doping.

South Africa: Family visits critically ill Mandela

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:23 AM PDT

Granddaughter Tukwini Mandela, left, granddaughter Ndileka Mandela, second left, and daughter Makaziwe Mandela, right, arrive at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Friday, June 28, 2013. One of the former president's daughters said he is still opening his eyes and reacting to the touch of his family even though his situation is precarious. Woman at second right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Nelson Mandela's family as well as South African Cabinet ministers have visited the hospital where the 94-year-old former president is critically ill.

Obama’s emotional visit to slave site

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:07 AM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)The president stood at the "Door of No Return" on Goree Island.

Vatican official arrested in corruption plot

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:19 AM PDT

An undated photo of Monsignor Nunzio Scarano in Salerno, Italy. A Vatican official already under investigation in a purported money-laundering plot involving the Vatican bank was arrested Friday, June 28, 2013, in a separate operation: Prosecutors allege he tried to bring 20 million euros ($26 million) in cash into Italy from Switzerland aboard an Italian government plane, his lawyer said. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a recently suspended accountant in one of the Vatican's main financial departments, is accused of fraud, corruption and slander stemming from the plot, which never got off the ground, attorney Silverio Sica told The Associated Press. He said Scarano was a middleman in the operation: Friends had asked him to intervene with a broker, Giovanni Carenzio, to return 20 million euros they had given him to invest. Sica said Scarano persuaded Carenzio to return the money, and an Italian secret service agent, Giovanni Maria Zito, went to Switzerland to bring the cash back aboard an Italian government aircraft. Such a move would presumably prevent any reporting of the money coming into Italy. The operation failed because Carenzio reneged on the deal, Sica said. (AP Photo/Francesco Pecoraro)VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican official was arrested Friday by Italian police for allegedly trying to bring 20 million euros ($26 million) in cash into the country from Switzerland aboard an Italian government plane, his lawyer said.

'Winning without doping impossible'

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 02:02 AM PDT

Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape TownLance Armstrong claims it would have been impossible to win the world's greatest race without doping.

AP PHOTOS: Images of the western US heat wave

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:46 AM PDT

Tourists hug close to misters keeping cool as they walk along The Strip during a heat wave, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)A high pressure system hanging over the West this weekend is expected to bring temperatures that are extreme even in a region used to baking during the summer. The National Weather Service called for 118 in Phoenix, and 117 in Las Vegas on Sunday — a mark reached only twice in Sin City.

Immigration focus on House after Senate OKs bill

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:15 AM PDT

Members of the bipartisan WASHINGTON (AP) — Attention is shifting to the House and its conservative majority after the Senate passed a landmark immigration bill opening the door to U.S. citizenship to millions while pouring billions of dollars into securing the border with Mexico.

Beneath NYC's ground zero, a museum takes shape

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:44 AM PDT

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board, is seen through tangled steel recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — Gray dust blankets everything in the subterranean halls of the unfinished National September 11 Memorial & Museum. But while the powder may look ominously like the ash that covered lower Manhattan after the terror attacks, this time it is a product of rebirth, not destruction.

Obama yet to have African legacy like predecessors

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:30 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, makes a toast during an official dinner with Senegalese President Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Dakar, Senegal. Obama is visiting Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania on a week long trip. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama is receiving the embrace you might expect for a long-lost son on his return to his father's home continent, even as he has yet to leave a lasting policy legacy for Africa on the scale of his two predecessors.

Did a bird bring down F-16?

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:57 PM PDT

Investigators look at the debris from an F 16 that crashed at Luke Air Force Base Wednesday, June 26, 2013. An F-16 fighter jet crashed but authorities said both pilots ejected safely. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle)The pilots flying an F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Arizona reported hitting a bird shortly after takeoff.

Watchdog warns of waste in Afghan aircraft buy

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:40 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is spending more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to buy Russian-made helicopters and other aircraft for an Afghan aviation unit that lacks the troops and expertise to operate and maintain the equipment, a government watchdog warned.
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jeudi 27 juin 2013

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Hernandez is denied bail in Mass. murder case

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied bail for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a friend.

Boston bombing suspect indicted

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT

FBI photo of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar TsarnaevThe 30-count indictment details Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's alleged motives in the attack.

Senators: Student loan interest rates to double

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on new student loans are going to double because the Senate does not plan a vote before Monday's deadline.

Trayvon Martin friend finishes day 2 of testimony

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Rachel Jeantel, the witness that was on the phone with Trayvon Martin just before he died, gives her testimony to the prosecution during George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — One of the most important prosecution witnesses in George Zimmerman's murder trial has left the witness stand.

Grand jury indicts Boston suspect

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured in St. PetersburgThe federal panel hands down a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Grand jury indicts accused Boston Marathon bomber

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured in St. PetersburgBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury has indicted accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on charges of killing four people and using a weapon of mass destruction, federal prosecutors in Boston said on Thursday. Tsarnaev, 19, is one of two ethnic Chechen brothers accused of carrying out the April 15 attack, which killed three people. A fourth victim, a university police officer, died in a gunfight with the pair four days later as authorities raced to capture them. ...

Senate advances immigration bill to brink

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:45 AM PDT

FILE – In this May 9, 2013, file photo Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, confers with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is on the cusp of approving historic immigration legislation offering citizenship to millions in the U.S. illegally and spending billions of dollars to secure the border. The vote on final passage of the White House-backed bill was expected as early as Thursday, June 27, 2013 after a series of test votes so far this week demonstrated supporters command a bipartisan majority well over the 60 votes needed to secure passage and send the bill to the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced historic immigration legislation across the last procedural test Thursday and prepared to vote later in the day to pass the measure offering the prize of U.S. citizenship to millions.

Woman asked to prove she’s female to get driver’s license

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Women`s Birth Certificate Had Wrong SexA 37-year-old Georgia woman whose birth certificate mistakenly labeled her as male had to jump through some major hoops to get her driver's license renewed. Fox 5 Atlanta spoke with Nakia Grimes of Clayton County about her odyssey to get the typo cleared up. Grimes said she never really had occasion to look closely at her [...]

Senate immigration bill a ‘pipe dream’

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Grover Norquist, Republicans Hold News Conference On Tax DayThe Republican-controlled House has no intention of passing the bill, says a lawmaker.

Texas governor vows to pass 20-week abortion ban

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:42 AM PDT

Texas Governor Perry answers questions from the media after taking an aerial tour over the fertilizer plant explosion site in West, TexasDALLAS (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday vowed that his state will ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and said that the democratic process was hijacked in the senate this week. The Republican governor's comments to the National Right to Life convention in Dallas came a day after he announced that lawmakers will return to the Capitol for a second special legislative session, in part to address abortion restrictions. ...

David Chase memorializes James Gandolfini

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:56 AM PDT

Michael Gandolfini, left, son of James Gandolfini, arrives for the funeral service of his father, star of NEW YORK (AP) — The creator of "The Sopranos" said at James Gandolfini's funeral that the actor brought the traits of a sad boy, "amazed and confused," to the role of Tony Soprano.

Connecticut man held in murder case against ex-NFL player

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:56 AM PDT

People watch a television at Dunkin Donuts as New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is arraigned next door in the Attleborough District CourtBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged as a fugitive in the investigation of murder and firearms charges against former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez, a prosecutor said on Thursday. Connecticut prosecutor Brian Preleski identified the man as Carlos Ortiz, 27, of Bristol, Connecticut. A statement said he was being held in the investigation of the shooting death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, a friend of Hernandez. ...

U.S. set to suspend Bangladesh trade privileges

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013 file photo, workers try to release two bodies trapped in the rubble of collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory building in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation blamed the April collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building, which killed 1,129 people, on its poor construction, floors that were illegally added to the building and the use of heavy equipment it was never designed to hold. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to suspend trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry's worst accident.

70 vote goal vanishes as Senate near immigration reform vote

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:26 AM PDT

Senate on verge of historic immigration voteSupporters still think the bill will pass.

Friend: Trayvon Martin encounter racially charged

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:41 AM PDT

Rachel Jeantel, the witness that was on the phone with Trayvon Martin just before he died, gives her testimony to the prosecution during George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A friend of Trayvon Martin's who was on the phone with him shortly before his fatal fight with George Zimmerman testified Thursday that she thought the encounter was racially charged.

Obama clashes with African host over gay rights

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama listens as Senegalese President Macky Sall speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Palace, in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, June 27, 2013. Obama is visiting Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania on a week long trip. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage as a "victory for American democracy" but clashed with his African host over gay rights in a sign of how far the movement has to go internationally.

Interactive: Where do 700,000 displaced Syrians go?

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 06:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2012 file photo, A boy named Ahmed mourns his father, Abdulaziz Abu Ahmed Khrer, who was killed by a Syrian army sniper, during his funeral in Idlib, northern Syria. More than 100,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria's conflict over two years ago, an activist group said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)2012 was the worst year for refugees in two decades.

Hernandez headed back to court day after arrest

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will be back in court for a bail review hearing, a day after he was charged with murder.

South Africa: Mandela improved overnight

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Giant photographs of former president Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 27, 2013. President Jacob Zuma canceled a trip to Mozambique on Thursday in an indication of heightened concern about Mandela, whose health deteriorated last weekend. (AP Photo)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight, and his condition remains critical but is now stable.

Obama: Marriage benefits should cross state lines

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:06 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he poses for a picture alongside U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, second right, Senegalese President Macky Sall, right, and Senegalese First Lady Mariame Faye Sall at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, June 27, 2013. President Obama arrived in Senegal Wednesday night to kick off a weeklong trip to Africa, a three-country visit aimed at overcoming disappointment on the continent over the first black U.S. president's lack of personal engagement during his first term. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage as a "victory for American democracy" and said recognition for same-sex unions should cross state lines.

South Africa: Mandela in very critical condition

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:06 AM PDT

Children and their families stand outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, June 26, 2013. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday urged his compatriots to show their appreciation for Nelson Mandela, who is in critical condition in a hospital, by marking his 95th birthday next month with acts of goodness that honor the legacy of the anti-apartheid leader. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of Nelson Mandela says he is in very critical condition but is still opening his eyes and reacting to touch at the South African hospital where he is being treated.

Major blow to war crime prosecutions as Marine's conviction overturned

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 04:20 AM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 7, 2006 file photo shows Marine Corps Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, of Plymouth, Mass., at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Calif. The military's highest court overturned a murder conviction Wednesday against Hutchins in one of the most significant cases against American troops from the Iraq war. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military's highest court overturned a murder conviction against a Camp Pendleton Marine in one of the most significant cases against American troops from the Iraq war.

New rules aim to rid schools of junk foods

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:16 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items.

Singing and praying for Mandela

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 02:46 AM PDT

Children and their families stand outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, June 26, 2013. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday urged his compatriots to show their appreciation for Nelson Mandela, who is in critical condition in a hospital, by marking his 95th birthday next month with acts of goodness that honor the legacy of the anti-apartheid leader. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)South Africans appear outside a hospital where Nelson Mandela is reported to be in critical condition.

Flavor experiment: Wash. farmer feeds pot to pigs

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 02:02 AM PDT

Jeremy Gross pats pigs he is raising on his farm, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Snohomish, Wash. The pigs shown are fed traditionally, but other pigs owned by Gross are being fed food that contains a mix leaves, stems, and other byproducts of medical marijuana that Gross hopes will produce pork products with a unique savory taste. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — The white van with tinted windows pulled up to the driveway with its cargo - cardboard boxes full of marijuana. And the customers eagerly awaited it, grunting and snorting.
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