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Supreme Court has range of options on gay marriage

Sometime in the next week or so, the Supreme Court will announce the outcomes in cases on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

 
South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday.

Dissension and fiscal woes beset the Girl Scouts

Given the friction and financial woes facing the Girl Scouts these days, perhaps it’s time for a giant friendship circle. Under that long-standing tradition, a ring of Scouts clasp hands and give a little squeeze, accompanied by a silent wish of good will.

St. George market bans woman’s book on polygamy

ST. GEORGE, Utah — For a full year at a weekend market outside St. George, Kristyn Decker sold signed copies of her book about growing up in polygamy for $15 a copy.

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As wildfire rages, Colorado town braces for long evacuation

DEL NORTE, Colo. — A colossal wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees in a drought-stricken area, authorities said Sunday.

WikiLeaks: Snowden seeking asylum in Ecuador

WASHINGTON — Admitted leaker Edward Snowden circled the globe in evasion of U.S. authorities on Sunday, seeking asylum in Ecuador and leaving the Obama administration scrambling to determine its next step in what became a game of diplomatic cat-and-mouse.

Don’t want your mug shot online? Then pay up, websites say

After more than seven years and a move 2,800 miles across the country, Christopher Jones thought he’d left behind reminders of the arrest that capped a bitter break-up. That was, until he searched the Internet last month and came face-to-face with his 2006 police mug shot.

Pakistanis kill 10 tourists, including American

ISLAMABAD — At least a dozen Islamic militants wearing police uniforms shot to death overnight a Pakistani and 10 foreign tourists, including an American, who were visiting one of the world’s highest mountains in a remote area of northern Pakistan that has been largely peaceful, officials said Sunday.