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Hollande signs same-sex marriage bill
French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
Categories: International News
FBI mourns agents killed in training
The FBI is mourning the deaths of two special agents killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Categories: National News
9 hospitalized after Conn. train collision
Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday.
Categories: National News
Gas prices lower, but not leading to more spending
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What of Obama's promise?
Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change.
Categories: National News
Use money to buy happier time
Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write that people pass up opportunities to spend their money to avoid disagreeable tasks
Categories: National News
Who's holding winning ticket?
Categories: National News
Inside look at Bangladesh factory
The rat-a-tat of a hundred green sewing machines. The hypnotic hum of spools spinning brightly colored threads. The hiss of a thousand clothing irons.
Categories: International News
Tunisia forces clash with protesters
One protester was killed as Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hard-line Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.
Categories: International News
Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen
Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.
Categories: International News
Who won Eurovision Song Contest?
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
Categories: International News
Yahoo in focus as stocks stick near record highs
U.S. investors were unwilling to make big bets early Monday after four weeks of big gains. Yahoo could draw attention after officially announcing a $1.1 billion deal to buy blogging site Tumbler.
The seamstress in the rubble
In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said.
Categories: International News
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
Categories: Entertainment News
Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies
Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
Categories: International News
Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Categories: International News
Violence surges in strategic Syrian city
Violence surged in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusayr on Sunday. Activists said the offensive marked some of the most intense fighting they've seen in the fiercely contested area near the Lebanese border.
Categories: International News
Mattingly firing coming this week?
Categories: National Sports
Danone looks to milk China demand surge
Danone has struck two deals with the China Mengniu Dairy Company in a bid to take advantage of surging demand for internationally-branded milk and yogurt.