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(AP) — New gun control measures are not the way to prevent mass killings such as the shooting deaths of nine people in a South Carolina church, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Saturday. Bush, who plans to meet with black ministers in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, said identifying potentially violent people before they commit such crimes is a better approach than further restrictions on gun ownership. Bush also told reporters that he was disappointed in both Supreme Court... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati native who was the lead plaintiff in the historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has come back to his hometown to celebrate.

The rise of teenaged sprint sensation Trayvon Bromell means US team-mates Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay have more to worry about at the World Championships than Usain Bolt-led Jamaica.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa., June 27 (UPI) -- At around 2 a.m., police fielded a flood of calls about a black bear roaming near a college party in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Episcopal Church elected its first African-American presiding bishop, choosing Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina during the denomination's national assembly Saturday. Curry was elected in a vote by bishops at the Episcopal General Convention, the top legislative body of the church. The decision was affirmed on a vote of 800-12 by the House of Deputies, the voting body of clergy and lay participants at the meeting. Curry was elected as the nation is grappling with... Читать дальше...

SAN JOSE, California - The San Jose Sharks ended the NHL draft with one of the biggest needs they had entering the weekend: finding a starting goaltender.

Fresh off their biggest legal victory, gay rights supporters began to expand their efforts beyond same-sex marriage to a broad push to rewrite civil rights law and extend protections to other personal and financial actions.Read full article >>

CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati native who was the lead plaintiff in the historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has come back to his hometown to celebrate.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati native who was the lead plaintiff in the historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has come back to his hometown to celebrate. The parade drew thousands of people who wanted to celebrate a day after same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide in a landmark Supreme Court case.

Swiss master is at the top of his game as he chases a record eighth title on the grass of Wimbledon, writes Oliver Brown

BIWABIK, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say a 37-year-old man has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash.

As thousands of people stroll through downtown Gettysburg and its nearby historic battlefields — only days before the heart of the July Fourth tourist season — dialogue over one of its Civil War symbols simmers.

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer included eight uncapped players among the 36 he named on Saturday for four Tests and an exhibition match before the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

Pirates All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen exited Saturday's game against the Braves after taking a pitch off his left elbow.

FONTAINES-SUR-SAONE, France (AP) — The top suspect in the beheading of a businessman that French authorities are calling a terrorist attack took a "selfie" photo with the slain victim and sent the image via WhatsApp to a Canadian mobile phone number, officials said Saturday. French investigators were working to determine the recipient's identity, but weren't able to immediately confirm media reports that it was an unspecified person now in Syria, where the radical Islamic State group has seized territory, the security officials said. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Wyoming has no large cities and still has plenty of wide-open spaces, so it's largely escaping the traffic gridlock that's increasingly gripping many urban areas around the country. [...] Wyoming still is seeing plenty of traffic, and the state's chief highway engineer said it's having trouble covering wear and tear on its highways that's largely caused by heavy trucks that are only passing through. Traffic on Interstate 80, the main east-west arterial across the state, averages over 8,000 vehicles a day... Читать дальше...