Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights groups after opposing anti-discrimination lawsSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people. Hanged Ky. census worker’s body released; police still not saying if death was homicideLONDON, Ky. — Authorities have released the body of a part-time census worker but were still providing little information about the death of Bill Sparkman nearly a month after the substitute teacher was found in a remote Appalachian forest with a rope around his neck and the word “Fed” scrawled on his chest. DC councilman introduces same-sex marriage bill that would let couples wed in nation’s capitalWASHINGTON — Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation’s capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman. Dalai Lama and Obama won’t meet this week as monk receives rights awardWASHINGTON — Powerful U.S. lawmakers honored the Dalai Lama with a human rights award Tuesday even as President Barack Obama faced harsh criticism for delaying a meeting with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. Ousted Honduran president dismisses restoration of civil liberties as meaningless gestureTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday dismissed the withdrawal of an emergency decree that curbed civil liberties, calling it a meaningless gesture from a coup-imposed government that refuses to restore him to power. Kansas attorney general’s office issues warning of serial rapist during college fall breaksLAWRENCE, Kan. — Almost a year after the last sexual assault attributed to a serial rapist who has preyed on young women near two college campuses, the state attorney general’s office is urging women at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas to remain vigilant. Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch leaves hospital after 92 daysNEW YORK — Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch was expected to return home Tuesday after spending 92 days in the hospital with a stubborn infection. Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe calls for fresh start in relations with WestHARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe called Tuesday for a new start to relations with those Western countries he has spent years insulting for their criticism of his leadership. Health care issues: Medicare cutsA look at key issues in the health care debate: Machu Picchu ruins, Barcelona church, Conn. parkway’s bridges on list of endangered sitesNEW YORK — Peru’s Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said Tuesday. European Commission wants total overhaul of research policy to close gap with US, othersBRUSSELS — European authorities and industry must increase funding for scientific research and improve cooperation to try to close the technology gap with the United States, the European Commission said Tuesday. Israeli police arrest 2 in connection with the vandalism of a UN World Heritage siteJERUSALEM — Israeli police say they have arrested two men for vandalizing an ancient desert ruin recognized by the United Nations as a World Heritage site. French president secures transit of military hardware through Kazakhstan on way to AfghanistanASTANA, Kazakhstan — French President Nicolas Sarkozy scored a diplomatic coup Tuesday during a visit to energy-rich Kazakhstan, overseeing an agreement to allow military hardware for French forces fighting in Afghanistan to pass through Kazakh territory and clinching a raft of lucrative energy deals. Jerusalem unrest lays bare volatility of city at heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflictJERUSALEM — Israeli police mobilized reinforcements from across the country to secure volatile Jerusalem on Tuesday, deploying thousands of officers on city streets for fear that two days of minor clashes with Palestinian protesters would escalate. NRI family lands in Punjab jail, hours after marriageHOSHIARPUR - A family of NRIs from Britain and the US, including a groom who rode an elephant for his wedding, his mother and his sisters, have landed in prison here — just hours after the ceremony. Moscow court rules against lesbian couple seeking Russia’s first gay marriageMOSCOW — A Moscow court on Tuesday ruled against two lesbians seeking to become Russia’s first legally married gay couple. Texas A&M holds memorial for Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug; Gates, Vilsack to attendCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are to speak at a memorial for Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug. Death penalty experts ponder US impact of Ohio rapist’s halted execution, killers’ reprievesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The national impact of the unprecedented halting of a rapist’s execution after two hours and temporary reprieves for other condemned inmates likely will become clear over the next few months as courts examine the state’s lethal-injection procedures, experts say. Noncriminal immigrants could be confined outside of jails under proposed detention reformsWASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano promised immigration enforcement would continue even though her agency is considering new ways to house nonviolent immigrants who have not committed crimes. Dalai Lama and Obama postpone meeting during Tibetan monk’s visit to WashingtonWASHINGTON — A decision by Barack Obama to postpone his first meeting as president with the Dalai Lama is overshadowing a visit to Washington this week by the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet’s Buddhists. Supreme Court weighs free speech protections for animal cruelty videos in argument TuesdayWASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday indicated that a federal law aimed at graphic videos of dog fights and other acts of animal cruelty goes too far in limiting free speech rights. Honduran interim goverment restores civil liberties ahead of new talks to end standoff
A cancer survivor, she is ‘Mai’ to 80 childrenLUCKNOW - She had a loving husband and caring in-laws, but Uttar Pradesh resident Beena Rana was devastated on being told she had uterus cancer and could never bear a child. That was 20 years ago. Noncriminal immigrants could be housed in hotels, nursing homes under detention reformsWASHINGTON — Former hotels, nursing homes and other sites would be used to hold immigrants who are not criminals or violent as part of a larger plan to reform immigration detention proposed by the homeland security secretary, according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press. Calif attorney general: Ex-lawmaker who bragged about sex with lobbyists won’t be investigatedSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s attorney general does not plan to investigate a state lawmaker who resigned after he was caught on videotape boasting to a colleague about his extramarital sexual escapades with two female lobbyists. AP sources: Family member allegedly tried to sell newborn boy snatched from Tennessee homeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee newborn kidnapped in a knife attack on his mother was placed in foster care with his three siblings after allegations arose that a family member tried to sell the infant, sources familiar with the case said Monday. Small Alaska town forecloses on most lots grabbed up in land giveawayANCHORAGE, Alaska — Reality trumped the dream for most winners of a land giveaway in Alaska’s rugged interior. Ohio governor delays state’s next 2 executions to allow review of lethal injection proceduresCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday delayed the state’s next two executions to allow a full review of lethal injection procedures, the latest in a series of unprecedented capital punishment developments in Ohio. Conn. bishop says abuse by priests is part of church’s past, today’s church protects childrenNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut bishop says allegations of abuse by six Roman Catholic priests detailed in thousands of pages of court files are part of the church’s past, and today’s church has created a safe environment for children. W.Va., other states divert child support payments to help poor families get back on their feetCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Changes in how state governments are allowed to disperse child support payments to welfare families has put more money in the pocket of West Virginia resident Becky Salmons, allowing her to buy school supplies and medicine for her 17-year-old daughter. |
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