Wave of grisly Islamist attacks shocks world during Ramadan

Wave of grisly Islamist attacks shocks world during Ramadan
Supreme Court affirms right to gay marriage
Clementa Pinckney eulogy caps a roller-coaster stretch for Obama
'Terror' attack in France followed by gunfire at Tunisia tourist spot
9 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
Same-sex marriage among last 5 Supreme Court cases
Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide
Two escaped New York prisoners headed to Canada: police
Obama to deliver eulogy Friday for slain South Carolina pastor
2015 NBA draft winners and losers
Timberwolves select Karl-Anthony Towns with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
15 emails missing from Clinton cache
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015 10:47 AM PDT

From a mass shooting at a Tunisian beach resort to a severed head displayed in a French town, a wave of grisly attacks Friday shocked the world days after the Islamic State group urged supporters to carry out Ramadan attacks. There was no apparent link between the attacks, but IS claimed a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait in which 25 people were killed, and Islamist flags were found at the site of the French attack. The IS jihadists were also accused by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of killing 146 civilians in an offensive on the Kurdish town of Kobane.

Supreme Court affirms right to gay marriage

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 07:10 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, striking down bans in 14 states and handing a historic victory to the gay rights movement that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago.

Clementa Pinckney eulogy caps a roller-coaster stretch for Obama

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT

Barack Obama is experiencing arguably the most pivotal stretch of his tumultuous and consequential two-term presidency as he heads to Charleston Friday to once again take up the unwelcome mantle of comforter in chief.

'Terror' attack in France followed by gunfire at Tunisia tourist spot

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 04:34 AM PDT

At least 27 are confirmed dead at a Tunisian beach after a man was decapitated at a French factory.

9 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 02:29 AM PDT

A small plane taking cruise ship passengers on an excursion crashes in southeast Alaska.

Same-sex marriage among last 5 Supreme Court cases

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 12:38 AM PDT

The right of same-sex couples to marry is the biggest of five cases still to be decided.

Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 11:04 AM PDT

The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. With the landmark ruling, gay marriage becomes legal in all 50 states. Immediately after the decision, same-sex couples in many of states where gay marriage had been banned headed to county clerks' offices for marriage licenses as state officials issued statements saying they would respect the ruling.

Two escaped New York prisoners headed to Canada: police

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 10:46 AM PDT

Two escapees from an upstate New York prison were believed to be headed for Canada after searchers in the third week of the manhunt found items the convicted killers dropped, police said on Friday. "They dropped some items and left others behind," Guess said at a news conference in Malone, New York, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of the prison and about 10 miles (16 km) from the Canadian border.

Obama to deliver eulogy Friday for slain South Carolina pastor

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 09:47 AM PDT

South Carolina will take a step forward in healing the wounds of last week's mass shooting when President Barack Obama arrives on Friday to deliver the eulogy for the pastor of the historic church where the attack took place. Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a widely admired state senator and pastor of Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, was among the nine people who died when a gunman opened fire during Bible study. The massacre has sparked an intense dialogue across the southern United States over the legacy of slavery and its symbols, centering on the Civil War-era battle flag of the Confederacy.

2015 NBA draft winners and losers

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One former NBA player believes New York Knicks fans will regret booing his ex-teammate, Kristaps Porzingis.

Timberwolves select Karl-Anthony Towns with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

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There might not have been a promise in place, but there's no longer any question that Flip Saunders sees immense, franchise-changing promise in the 6-foot-11-inch, 250-pound frame of Karl-Anthony Towns.