National Cathedral to perform same-sex weddings
Written by BRETT ZONGKER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin performing same-sex marriages.
TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits
Written by ANICK JESDANUN,AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring.
US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN,AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.
US sees Iran behind hostage photos of ex-FBI agent
Written by ADAM GOLDMAN,Associated Press MATT APUZZO,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, intelligence officials say Washington now sees the government of Iran behind the images.
Colo. shooting families listen to police testimony
Written by DAN ELLIOTT,Associated Press
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — There was plenty of horror in the courtroom as Aurora police officers gave detailed accounts of the grim scene after a gunman killed 12 and wounded dozens others during a July rampage at a packed movie theater.
Afghan soldier kills British soldier, wounds 6
Written by DENIS D. GRAY,Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan soldier turned his weapon against foreign and Afghan troops in a southern province, killing one British soldier, another attack by a member of Afghanistan's military against its foreign allies, officials said Tuesday.
Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Written by BOB CHRISTIE,Associated Press BRIAN SKOLOFF,Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.
US banks to pay $8.5B in mortgage settlement
Written by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Business Writers DANIEL WAGNER,AP Business Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand to benefit from the latest mortgage-abuse settlement, but consumer advocates say U.S. banks may be getting the best of the deal.