Judge strikes down Oregon gay marriage ban

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• Judge strikes down Oregon gay marriage ban
• American tries to save wife from hanging in Sudan
• Fake vaccination campaigns no longer a spy tool, CIA vows
• U.S. jury finds London cleric guilty on terror charges
• Police commissioner resigns under pressure after Obama slur
• Land mine risk adds to Bosnia flooding danger
• Man gets 25 years in case of ricin letters to Obama, Miss. officials
• 'Godfather,' 'Annie Hall' cinematographer Gordon Willis dies at 82
• Webster's dictionary adds 'Yooper,' 'selfie,' 'tweep,' 'hashtag,' 'steampunk,' 'turducken'
• Uganda nurse jailed in HIV transmission case
• Oregon awaits gay marriage ruling
• Iraqi premier's group is biggest election winner
• Threats aim to derail Ukraine's presidential elections
• 'Wake up call' for Chinese hackers
• Remember the marshmallow cannon? Time for the White House science fair
• Putin orders troops near Ukraine to return home
• Everything must go: Silverdome's assets for sale
• Residents brace for flood surge in Belgrade
• Malaysia defends military inaction on MH370 radar
• 11 injured in subway explosion near Seoul
• High gas levels ignored at Turkish mine
• AT&T aims for TV's future with $48.5B DirecTV deal
• Colombia church bus fire kills 31 children, one adult
• S. Korea's president vows to disband coast guard
• Arizona rancher says Democrats are behind most mass shootings
• CANNES WATCH: Wind bedevils outfits on the carpet
• US charges Chinese officials in cyberspying case
• Floods threaten power plant, land mines in Balkans
• Fears linger for students who faced deadly tornado
• Oregon ruling marks 13th straight gay marriage win
• Sailing official wants Rio water pollution tests
• General's revolt threatens to new fight in Libya
• Poll: More stress in caring for spouse than parent
• Missouri governor firm on plans for execution
• High gas levels ignored prior to mine blast

Judge strikes down Oregon gay marriage ban Posted: 19 May 2014 12:16 PM PDT State officials refused to defend constitutional ban in light of U.S. Supreme Court decision.

American tries to save wife from hanging in Sudan Posted: 19 May 2014 11:24 AM PDT Pregnant Woman to Get 100 Lashes, Then Hanged for Marrying a Christian

Fake vaccination campaigns no longer a spy tool, CIA vows Posted: 19 May 2014 09:27 AM PDT Amid a deadly backlash and a resurgence of polio in Pakistan, the White House has promised that the CIA will never again use a vaccination campaign as a tool of spycraft.

U.S. jury finds London cleric guilty on terror charges Posted: 19 May 2014 01:39 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — An Egyptian Islamic preacher whose fiery sermons before and after 9/11 attracted extremists to his London mosque was convicted Monday in a trial that a prosecutor said should provide justice for the victims of a kidnapping in Yemen more than a decade ago.

Police commissioner resigns under pressure after Obama slur Posted: 19 May 2014 11:35 AM PDT WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — A town police commissioner has resigned after he admitted using a racial slur to describe President Barack Obama, an official said Monday.

Land mine risk adds to Bosnia flooding danger Posted: 19 May 2014 09:43 AM PDT Officials warn that record rainfall could disturb unexploded mines from 1990s conflict.

Man gets 25 years in case of ricin letters to Obama, Miss. officials Posted: 19 May 2014 02:02 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

'Godfather,' 'Annie Hall' cinematographer Gordon Willis dies at 82 Posted: 19 May 2014 01:33 PM PDT One of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential cinematographers has died. Gordon Willis was 82.

Webster's dictionary adds 'Yooper,' 'selfie,' 'tweep,' 'hashtag,' 'steampunk,' 'turducken' Posted: Hold your smartphone at arm's length and point that front-facing camera at yourself in celebration: "Selfie" is now Merriam-Webster approved.

Uganda nurse jailed in HIV transmission case Posted: 19 May 2014 07:41 AM PDT A Ugandan court on Monday sentenced a nurse to three years in jail after finding her guilty of criminal negligence for allegedly trying to infect her patient with HIV.

Oregon awaits gay marriage ruling Posted: 19 May 2014 08:58 AM PDT A federal judge is expected to knock down Oregon's same-sex marriage ban today.

Iraqi premier's group is biggest election winner Posted: 19 May 2014 07:17 AM PDT A coalition led by Iraq's Shiite prime minister emerged Monday as the biggest winner in the country's first parliamentary elections since the U.S. military withdrawal in 2011, electoral officials said, as the embattled premier is seeking a third term in office despite political turmoil and rising violence.

Threats aim to derail Ukraine's presidential elections Posted: 19 May 2014 07:35 AM PDT The 38-year-old mother of two insisted on meeting in a nondescript courtyard on the outskirts of Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk. Once there, she sat down and burst into tears.

'Wake up call' for Chinese hackers Posted: 19 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT U.S. indicts six on charges they illegally access companies.

Remember the marshmallow cannon? Time for the White House science fair Posted: 18 May 2014 06:52 PM PDT This year's event is focusing on drawing girls and women into fields like engineering.

Putin orders troops near Ukraine to return home Posted: 19 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered troops deployed near Ukraine to return to their home bases and praised the launch of a dialogue between the Ukrainian government and its opponents even as fighting continued in the eastern parts of the country.

Everything must go: Silverdome's assets for sale Posted: 19 May 2014 07:17 AM PDT The Pontiac Silverdome was the place Elvis, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones played. And Pope John Paul II prayed. It's where Barry Sanders and Isiah Thomas became Detroit sports legends. A marvel of ...

Residents brace for flood surge in Belgrade Posted: 19 May 2014 05:51 AM PDT Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century.

Malaysia defends military inaction on MH370 radar Posted: 19 May 2014 04:34 AM PDT The Malaysian jet wasn't followed because it wasn't seen as a hostile object, the nation's defense minister says.

11 injured in subway explosion near Seoul Posted: 19 May 2014 06:21 AM PDT An explosion at a subway station south of Seoul injured 11 people, S. Korean sources say.

High gas levels ignored at Turkish mine Posted: 19 May 2014 06:16 AM PDT Days before the mine blast that killed 301 workers in Turkey, company officials apparently knew about high levels of toxic gas at the site.

AT&T aims for TV's future with $48.5B DirecTV deal Posted: 19 May 2014 09:38 AM PDT AT&T Inc. said it would buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion in cash and stock, or $95 per share.

Colombia church bus fire kills 31 children, one adult Posted: 18 May 2014 10:23 PM PDT Thirty-one children and one adult were killed in Colombia on Sunday when fuel exploded on a broken-down bus returning from a church event, an emergency response coordinator said. The charred bodies of victims were being identified using dental records in Barranquilla, the nearest city to Fundacion town where the accident happened, said Major Eduardo Velez, coordinator of Magdalena province's emergency response corps. The bus was owned by a private transport company and was used during the week to take children to and from school. President Juan Manuel Santos was traveling to Fundacion to console relatives of the victims.

S. Korea's president vows to disband coast guard Posted: 18 May 2014 08:01 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president announced plans Monday to disband the coast guard and root out corruption and collusion between regulators and shipping companies that furious citizens believe led to a ferry disaster last month that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

Arizona rancher says Democrats are behind most mass shootings Posted: 18 May 2014 02:29 PM PDT An Arizona rancher and Republican congressional candidate said during a primary debate Saturday that the vast majority of mass shootings in the United States are committed by Democrats.

CANNES WATCH: Wind bedevils outfits on the carpet Posted: 19 May 2014 01:58 PM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — A stiff breeze made conditions challenging for the glamour girls walking the Cannes red carpet Monday.

US charges Chinese officials in cyberspying case Posted: 19 May 2014 02:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Accusing China of vast business spying, the United States charged five military officials on Monday with hacking into U.S. companies to steal vital trade secrets in a case intensifying already-rising tensions between the international economic giants.

Floods threaten power plant, land mines in Balkans Posted: 19 May 2014 01:50 PM PDT OBRENOVAC, Serbia (AP) — Serbia ordered the evacuation Monday of this town and 11 others along the raging Sava River, but Bratislava Pavlovic won't budge, even as water rising six feet in an hour lapped outside her third-floor apartment.

Fears linger for students who faced deadly tornado Posted: 19 May 2014 11:47 AM PDT MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Ten-year-old Kai Heuangpraseuth will return to a new Plaza Towers Elementary in the fall, built on the same spot where seven of the boy's schoolmates died last year after a top-scale tornado reduced it to a pile of rubble.

Oregon ruling marks 13th straight gay marriage win Posted: 19 May 2014 01:14 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge threw out Oregon's same-sex marriage ban Monday, marking the 13th consecutive legal victory for gay marriage advocates since last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned part of a federal ban.

Sailing official wants Rio water pollution tests Posted: 19 May 2014 01:02 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sailing's governing body may conduct independent water-quality tests in Rio de Janeiro's polluted Guanabara Bay, the sailing venue for the 2016 Olympics and the site of Rio's first test event in 2½ months.

General's revolt threatens to new fight in Libya Posted: 19 May 2014 01:38 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A revolt by a renegade general against Islamists who dominate Libya's politics threatened to spiral into an outright battle for power that could fragment the North African nation as the country's numerous armed militias on Monday started to line up behind the rival camps.

Poll: More stress in caring for spouse than parent Posted: 19 May 2014 11:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans may wind up helping Mom as she gets older, but a new poll shows the most stressful kind of caregiving is for a frail spouse.

Missouri governor firm on plans for execution Posted: 19 May 2014 02:16 PM PDT TROY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday that he doesn't see any reason to halt the execution of an inmate whose attorneys claim he could suffer during the lethal injection because of a rare medical condition.

High gas levels ignored prior to mine blast Posted: 18 May 2014 12:23 PM PDT Days before the Turkish mine explosion that killed 301 workers, company officials knew about high levels of toxic gas at the site, Turkish news reports claim.

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