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• Minnesota Gov. Dayton signs gay marriage bill

  May 14, 2013 in Nation/World ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers … 2

• Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to … 4

• Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

  April 19, 2013 in Nation/World WATERTOWN, Mass. — Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday … 331

• Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

  April 17, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by rural-state Democrats, blocked legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting personal pleas made by families of the victims of … 311

• Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes

  April 12, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and …

• Pope leads Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square

  March 31, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter’s Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans. Francis strode … 3

• SAfrican official: Mandela better from pneumonia

  March 30, 2013 in Nation/World JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is breathing “without difficulty” after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa’s … 1

• Cache of weapons found in Newtown gunman’s home

  March 28, 2013 in Nation/World NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A cache of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home of the … 19

• Gay marriage argument at high court today

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian … 6

• Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak

  March 19, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the … 22

• Francis turns on charm in first meeting with press

  March 16, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered intimate insights Saturday into the moments after his election, telling journalists that he was immediately inspired to take the name of St. Francis … 31

• More black smoke: Cardinals don’t agree on pope

  March 13, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the Catholic … 6

• Conclave to elect new pope begins

  March 12, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY — Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel today to choose a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, … 15

• Sistine chimney installed as conclave nears

  March 9, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Firefighters on Saturday installed the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to the world that a new pope has been elected, as the … 6

• Pope’s last blessing from window draws crowd

  February 24, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate’s final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter’s Square, … 2

• Vatican blasts ‘false’ pre-conclave reporting

  February 23, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect … 11

• French Assembly passes gay marriage, adoption bill

  February 12, 2013 in Nation/World PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has approved a sweeping bill to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children. President Francois Hollande’s Socialists have pushed … 6

• Pope to resign Feb. 28, says he’s too infirm

  February 11, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to … 42

• The big dig-out: New England, NY slammed with snow

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of wet, heavy snow today and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded … 9

• Hundreds line up to mourn Chicago teen

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people are lined up outside a filled-to-capacity church to pay their respects to a 15-year-old Chicago teen whose death has drawn national attention to the … 20

• British lawmakers vote in favor of gay marriage

  February 5, 2013 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage championed by Prime Minister David Cameron, despite stronger-than-expected opposition from within his … 13

• Feds: Warming imperils wolverines

  February 1, 2013 in Nation/World BILLINGS, Mont. — The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the “mountain devil,” is being added to the list of species threatened by climate change — a dubious distinction … 14

• Texas woman’s execution halted; DA won’t appeal

  January 29, 2013 in Nation/World HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas woman won a reprieve from the death chamber Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be the first woman executed in the U.S. since … 17

• Thousands march for gun control in Washington

  January 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as “Ban Assault Weapons Now,” joined a rally for gun control on … 52

• Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

  January 8, 2013 in Nation/World TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson … 16

• Maine same-sex couples marry in first hours of law

  December 29, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a friend … 11

• Strike likely averted at East Coast ports

  December 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that … 1

• Dozens of Mich. schools close amid threats, rumors

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of Michigan schools canceled classes for thousands of students to cool off rumored threats of violence and problems related to doomsday scenarios based on the Mayan … 1

• Holder to meet with first responders in Newtown

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is heading to Newtown, Conn., to meet with first responders and law enforcement officials about last week’s school shooting. A Justice Department official …

• NY cardinal compares slain Conn. teacher to Jesus

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A single bell tolled Thursday at the Connecticut funeral of a 6-year-old girl killed by a gunman at her elementary school, while a cardinal in New …

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