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• Carter approved as new defense secretary
• Federal judge in Alabama orders county to wed gay couples
• Family, friends say 3 slain in N.C. left a legacy of giving
• UN warns Yemen 'collapsing' as Qaeda seizes army camp
• Democrats pick city for 2016 convention
• Putin announces Ukraine cease-fire deal
• Matt Bai: The always amusing Brian Williams
• CBS correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crash
• 3 winning tickets in $564M Powerball drawing
• Alabama official ordered to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
• Oklahoma bill would protect clergy who won't perform gay marriages
• Montana lawmakers shelve indecent exposure bill amid bias charges
• Court sentences Korean Air nut rage exec to 1 year in prison
• San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train

Carter approved as new defense secretary Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:26 AM PST Ashton Carter becomes the fourth person to serve as Pentagon chief under Obama.

Federal judge in Alabama orders county to wed gay couples Posted: 12 Feb 2015 01:56 PM PST A federal judge has ordered Mobile County to start issuing gay marriage licenses.

Family, friends say 3 slain in N.C. left a legacy of giving Posted: 12 Feb 2015 10:24 AM PST The funeral for the three Muslim family members killed in Chapel Hill is held today.

UN warns Yemen 'collapsing' as Qaeda seizes army camp Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:23 AM PST UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that Yemen was falling apart and called for action to avert chaos, as Al-Qaeda fighters overran an army camp and seized heavy weaponry. The UN chief was reporting to the 15-member council after talks with Gulf officials that he said concentrated on "preventing civil war in Yemen". "Let me be clear: Yemen is collapsing before our eyes. Long on the front line of the war against Al-Qaeda, Yemen has descended into chaos since Shiite militiamen, known as Huthis, seized Sanaa in September and ousted the government last week.

Democrats pick city for 2016 convention Posted: 12 Feb 2015 12:42 PM PST Those hoping for a convention in Brooklyn are out of luck.

Putin announces Ukraine cease-fire deal Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:17 PM PST The Russian leader says the warring parties have agreed on a truce to begin on Sunday.

Matt Bai: The always amusing Brian Williams Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:04 AM PST What resonates in the case of Brian Williams, who was suspended by NBC for six months, is the collision of celebrity, politics and media that first occurred with Gary Hart in 1987. Nearly three decades later, TV news and entertainment are almost impossible to separate, and probably no one has embodied that cultural shift more comfortably than Williams.

CBS correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crash Posted: 12 Feb 2015 01:00 AM PST The veteran "60 Minutes" reporter was killed in a car accident in New York City.

3 winning tickets in $564M Powerball drawing Posted: 12 Feb 2015 02:52 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Somebody who stopped by a Shell station in southern Puerto Rico was potentially $100 million richer on Thursday, winning a share of a $564.1 million Powerball jackpot — the first winner outside the continental United States.

Alabama official ordered to issue marriage licenses to gay couples Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:40 PM PST By Jonathan Kaminsky MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered an Alabama official to comply with her earlier ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex matrimony and start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, while advocates said couples in most counties were still unable to obtain licenses. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade's order clarified that Mobile County Probate Court Judge Don Davis should follow her directive despite a contravening order from Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore that led many state judges to refrain from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. The ruling marked the latest twist in the controversy over gay marriage in Alabama, where probate judges have faced conflicting orders from federal and state courts.

Oklahoma bill would protect clergy who won't perform gay marriages Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:07 PM PST (Reuters) - Oklahoma state representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance a bill that would provide immunity from lawsuits to clergy who refuse to conduct marriages for same-sex couples. The bill, approved by 88-7 in the state House of Representatives, would protect clergy members from any civil claim or cause of action if they refuse to preside over or recognize a marriage of same-sex couples because of their conscience or religious beliefs. The measure next goes to the state Senate for consideration. The bill's sponsor, Republican Representative David Brumbaugh, said many pastors asked for the legislation after a federal judge overturned Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage in January 2014.

Montana lawmakers shelve indecent exposure bill amid bias charges Posted: 12 Feb 2015 04:25 PM PST Montana lawmakers have shelved a bill that would have broadened the definition of what constitutes indecent exposure, but which opponents said could be used to target women wearing revealing tops or form-fitting garments like yoga pants.  The Republican lawmaker who crafted the legislation said it was designed to outlaw events such as an organized bike ride last fall near the University of Montana campus in Missoula that saw naked men and women cycling on city streets. Montana Representative David Moore said he was among local residents who were offended by the "Dare to be Bare" event.

Court sentences Korean Air nut rage exec to 1 year in prison Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:23 AM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An onboard tantrum dubbed "nut rage" culminated Thursday in a one-year prison sentence for Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah, a humiliating rebuke that only partially quelled public outrage at the excesses of South Korea's business elite.

San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:27 PM PST By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of commuters on San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles after an infectious Bay Area resident rode a train to and from work for three days last week, public health officials said on Wednesday. The rider represents the first case of measles confirmed by Contra Costa County health officials during an outbreak of the disease that began in late December. "Although the risk of contracting measles by being exposed on BART is low, Bay Area residents should be aware of the situation," the county public health department said in a statement. The California Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that 110 cases of measles had been confirmed in California, many of them linked to the outbreak that authorities believe began when an infected person from out of the country visited Disneyland in late December.

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