Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready...
View ArticleKnox saga still not over for Italian courts
ROME — It’s not over yet for Amanda Knox. Italy’s top criminal court dealt a stunning setback Tuesday to the 25-year-old college student, overturning her acquittal in the grisly murder of her British...
View ArticleSouthwest Minnesota schools close as storm moves in
MARSHALL, Minn. — Schools are closing in southwestern Minnesota as a spring storm moves into the region. KMHL radio says Marshall Public Schools are among those dismissing early as travel conditions...
View ArticleCampus reacts to spring snowstorm
MINNEAPOLIS— Thousands of people remain without power in the Worthington area of southwestern Minnesota the day after an ice storm coated trees and power lines. Some 4,200 Nobles Cooperative Electric...
View ArticleWill typing follow cursive out of the classroom?
DALLAS— The time-honored skill of typing is still helpful, but it’s becoming less necessary. And that raises the question: Does typing have a future? In high schools and community colleges where...
View ArticleRAW VIDEO: Two explosions hit end of Boston Marathon
Two explosions rocked the end of the Boston Marathon sending competitors and race volunteers running from the site. Authorities out on the course were seen carrying away the injured while stragglers...
View ArticleObama: ‘We will find out who did this’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, responding to the explosions at the Boston Marathon, says the United States does not know “who did this or why” but vowed that whoever is responsible “will feel...
View ArticleBoston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
BOSTON — The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with metal shards, nails and...
View ArticleMarathon bombing victim, 8, recalled as spirited
BOSTON — Neighbors and friends remembered 8-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard as a vivacious boy who loved to run, climb and play sports like soccer, basketball and baseball....
View ArticleBoston police: Bombing suspect is in custody
WATERTOWN, Mass. — The suspect being hunted in the Boston Marathon bombing was in a boat stored in Watertown, a law enforcement official said, and police in armored vehicles and tactical gear rushed...
View ArticleLisicki keeps winning to reach Wimbledon semis
LONDON (AP) — If Sabine Lisicki had a letdown after defeating Serena Williams, it didn’t show. If Lisicki is penciling herself into the Wimbledon final, she isn’t saying. Showing no drop-off after her...
View ArticleEgypt: Security boosted after deadly clashes
CAIRO (AP) — Security forces boosted positions near a protest camp by supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi as authorities Saturday plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36...
View Article10 killed in Alaska plane crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An air taxi crashed Sunday at a small Alaska airport, killing all 10 people on board and leaving the aircraft fully engulfed in flames before firefighters could get to it,...
View ArticlePrince William plays polo, baby watch heats up
LONDON (AP) — His wife may be due to have her baby soon, but Prince William isn’t one to sit tight and wait for the news — instead, he’s off playing polo. Many in the British press have predicted that...
View Article‘Glee’ actor Monteith died of overdose
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — “Glee” actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the...
View ArticleJuror: Zimmerman jury was initially split
MIAMI (AP) — As they began deliberating in George Zimmerman’s murder trial, three of the six jurors wanted to acquit him while the other three wanted to convict him of either murder or manslaughter,...
View ArticleWilliam, Kate, show off newborn baby boy
LONDON (AP) — A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third...
View ArticleMan, 20, charged in Georgia school shooting
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A man with an assault rifle and other weapons exchanged gunfire with officers Tuesday at an Atlanta-area elementary school before surrendering, a police chief said, with dramatic...
View ArticleBradley Manning wants to live as a woman
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Three years after rocking the Pentagon by leaking a mountain of secrets, Bradley Manning created a whole new set of potential complications for the military Thursday by asking...
View ArticleMarch for King’s dream: ‘Task is not done’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of King’s famous speech and...
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