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• Benghazi panel puts Democrats in a tough spot
• Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban
• Katie Couric: The international effort to #BringBackOurGirls
• Blind high school vaulter nearly medals at state championships
• NBA picks Parsons as interim Clippers CEO
• Family of soldier kidnapped in Iraq learns of killer's confession
• Court weighs death row inmates' sweat lodge request
• British, U.S. experts join Nigeria search for girls
• Satanic 'black mass' re-enactment plans anger Boston Catholics
• Is the Kremlin plotting a 'USSR lite'?
• Photo of 'firenado' sets the Web ablaze
• Putin marks Victory in Crimea as Ukraine violence flares
• Kids reunite with locked-up moms
• Scientists still working to ID victims from 9/11
• Pelosi says House Dems divided on Benghazi probe
• Amnesty Int'l: Nigeria ignored Boko Haram warnings
• Judge denies N.Y. murder suspect's plea to ban rap lyric evidence
• British, U.S. experts arrive to help Nigeria search
• Pope demands redistribution of wealth, end to 'economy of exclusion'
• Ellen's not going to like this: Colleges say no to graduation selfies
• Live: Crisis in Nigeria—#BringBackOurGirls
• British, U.S. teams join search for kidnapped girls in Nigeria
• House Democrats weigh role in new Benghazi probe
• Johnny Cleveland: Browns halt Manziel's fall
• Russia displays its might amid Ukraine crisis
• Attorney: Shelly Sterling wants to keep Clippers

Benghazi panel puts Democrats in a tough spot Posted: 09 May 2014 02:01 PM PDT Leadership in talks over role Democrats would play if they choose to join hearing.

Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban Posted: 09 May 2014 04:44 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge on Friday struck down Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage, saying the state has "no rational reason" for preventing gay couples from marrying.

Katie Couric: The international effort to #BringBackOurGirls Posted: 09 May 2014 08:24 AM PDT Katie Couric interviews Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and other experts.

Blind high school vaulter nearly medals at state championships Posted: 09 May 2014 03:30 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charlotte Brown used her seeing-eye dog to navigate the track. An electronic beeper with a high-pitched signal told her when it was time to jump.

NBA picks Parsons as interim Clippers CEO Posted: 09 May 2014 03:35 PM PDT Ex-Time Warner boss will oversee team while NBA tries to force Donald Sterling to sell it.

Family of soldier kidnapped in Iraq learns of killer's confession Posted: 09 May 2014 11:33 AM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — A man in Iraqi custody has confessed to killing a U.S. soldier whose remains were found in 2008, four years after he was kidnapped by insurgents and a video showed him surrounded by armed captors, an Army spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Friday.

Court weighs death row inmates' sweat lodge request Posted: 09 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT Three inmates on Kentucky's death row want a sweat lodge, pow wow and traditional foods to conduct Native American religious ceremonies behind bars — requests the prison system has at least in part declined to fulfill.

British, U.S. experts join Nigeria search for girls Posted: 09 May 2014 03:45 PM PDT The international effort to rescue the 276 schoolgirls being held captive by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria was boosted Friday when British security experts joined the Nigerian and American forces trying to rescue the missing students.

Satanic 'black mass' re-enactment plans anger Boston Catholics Posted: 09 May 2014 10:18 AM PDT By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE Mass. (Reuters) - A Harvard University student group plans to hold a re-enactment of a satanic ritual on the school's historic campus, drawing criticism from local Roman Catholic officials, who expressed \"deep sadness and strong opposition\" to the plan. The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club said in a statement posted online that it plans to host \"a historical re-enactment of a black mass ceremony that has a narrator providing historical context and background.\" It said the event was intended to be educational and would be preceded by a lecture on the history and origins of the black mass, a ritual that parodies the Catholic mass, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.  The re-enactment will be performed by the Satanic Temple, a Satanist group that attracted attention earlier this year after it proposed the placement of a 7-foot (2.1-meter) tall statue of Satan next to an existing Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma. \"Our purpose is not to denigrate any religion or faith, which would be repugnant to our educational purposes, but instead to learn and experience the history of different cultural practices,\" the club said.  The Archdiocese of Boston has voiced sharp criticism of the planned re-enactment, calling on its faithful to pray for those involved and on Harvard to disassociate itself from the event.

Is the Kremlin plotting a 'USSR lite'? Posted: 09 May 2014 10:11 AM PDT On Victory Day, Putin hints at new doctrine mixing Soviet nostalgia with ethnic themes.

Photo of 'firenado' sets the Web ablaze Posted: 09 May 2014 09:18 AM PDT An incredible image of a 'firenado,' a combination of (you guessed it) a fire and a tornado, was posted to the Web this week and quickly inspired many to wonder if it could possibly be real.

Putin marks Victory in Crimea as Ukraine violence flares Posted: 09 May 2014 01:30 PM PDT President Vladimir Putin flew in to Crimea on Friday, marking the Soviet victory in World War Two and proclaiming the success of the peninsula's seizure from a Ukraine that Russia says has been taken over by fascists. In east Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels plan a referendum on Sunday to follow Crimea in breaking from Kiev, between three and 20 people were reported killed in the port of Mariupol, one of the biggest clashes yet between Ukrainian forces and separatists.

Kids reunite with locked-up moms Posted: 09 May 2014 01:19 PM PDT Calif. program allows children to visit incarcerated mothers around Mother's Day.

Scientists still working to ID victims from 9/11 Posted: 09 May 2014 09:35 AM PDT Thousands of vacuum-sealed plastic pouches filled with bits of bone rest in a Manhattan laboratory. These are the last unidentified fragments of the people who died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Pelosi says House Dems divided on Benghazi probe Posted: 09 May 2014 09:29 AM PDT House Democrats stand deeply divided over whether to participate in a Republican-led investigation of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, with party leader Nancy Pelosi calling the newest probe a "political stunt."

Amnesty Int'l: Nigeria ignored Boko Haram warnings Posted: 09 May 2014 08:15 AM PDT The nation could not assemble the troops needed to stop the attack, the group reports.

Judge denies N.Y. murder suspect's plea to ban rap lyric evidence Posted: 09 May 2014 08:57 AM PDT A New York City murder suspect has lost his bid to have boastful rap lyrics he wrote about being in a violent street gang excluded as evidence at his trial.

British, U.S. experts arrive to help Nigeria search Posted: 09 May 2014 09:25 AM PDT British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria as an international effort began taking hold.

Pope demands redistribution of wealth, end to 'economy of exclusion' Posted: 09 May 2014 05:51 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealth to the poor in a new spirit of generosity to help curb the "economy of exclusion" that is taking hold today.

Ellen's not going to like this: Colleges say no to graduation selfies Posted: 09 May 2014 06:55 AM PDT Ellen DeGeneres snapped \"selfies\" at the Oscars and President Barack Obama posed for one at Nelson Mandela's funeral, but some U.S. colleges have asked students to keep their cell phones tucked away during graduation season this month when they walk on stage for their diplomas. Officials at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, one of several colleges trying to limit the spontaneous self-portraits that proliferate social media sites, said they asked graduates to preserve decorum at its May 17 commencement. A handful of students drew laughs - and caught administrators by surprise - when they whipped out their smartphones for selfies on stage at last year's graduation, said university relations director Elizabeth O'Neil. With 758 students due to graduate this month, the school decided to take action before things got carried away.

Live: Crisis in Nigeria—#BringBackOurGirls Posted: Katie Couric interviews Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and other experts.

British, U.S. teams join search for kidnapped girls in Nigeria Posted: 09 May 2014 06:44 AM PDT BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria as an international effort began taking hold.

House Democrats weigh role in new Benghazi probe Posted: 09 May 2014 07:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats said Friday that before deciding whether to participate in a new investigation on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost at Benghazi, Libya, they want assurances from Speaker John Boehner that the Republican-run probe will be bipartisan and not a political spectacle.

Johnny Cleveland: Browns halt Manziel's fall Posted: Cleveland traded up to No. 22 to get Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel, hoping to end the team's QB woes.

Russia displays its might amid Ukraine crisis Posted: 09 May 2014 03:09 AM PDT Russia shows off its military muscle at the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square.

Attorney: Shelly Sterling wants to keep Clippers Posted: 08 May 2014 05:42 PM PDT The estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will fight to retain her 50 percent ownership stake in the team, her lawyer said Thursday, adding an unwanted twist to the NBA's plan to force new ownership on the franchise.

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