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Professor says gays are politically unpopular (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2010 file photo, couples from left, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, and Jeffrey Zarrillo and Paul Katami leave the federal courthouse after their first day in court in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - Gay men and lesbians are a politically unpopular and relatively powerless force in the United States, even though the public tends to think otherwise, a political scientist testified Wednesday during a historic trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban.

More evacuations ordered as new storm hits Calif. (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Valo Avanessian packs up his car as residents are asked to follow mandatory evacuation orders in a hillside neighborhood in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Winter storms have created a mudslide risk in areas burned by the Station wildfire last year. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - A third powerful Pacific storm pounded California with heavy rain and snow Wednesday, forcing evacuations of hundreds of homes below wildfire-scarred mountains, shutting a major interstate, knocking out power to thousands and unleashing lightning strikes on two airliners.

Va. rampage victims include suspect's relatives (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:49 PM PST

Murder suspect Christopher Speight, center, is led out of State Police headquarters in Appomattox, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Speight is accused of killing eight people and leading police on an overnight manhunt. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - The victims of a gunman's violent rampage in central Virginia included the suspect's sister and brother-in-law, as well as two other adults, three teenagers and a 4-year-old boy, according to authorities who charged the alleged shooter with first-degree murder on Wednesday.

Former Texas minister convicted of killing wife (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:47 PM PST

Former Baptist Minister Matt Baker waits in the 19th District Court during his murder trial Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010 in Waco, Texas. Baker, 38, is on trial for the 2006 murder of his wife, Kari Baker. (AP Photo/ Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte)AP - A former Texas minister was convicted late Wednesday of slipping his wife sleeping pills, smothering her to death with a pillow and faking her suicide note so he could be with his mistress.

More bias in US against Muslims than other faiths (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:39 PM PST

AP - Americans are more than twice as likely to express prejudice against Muslims than they are against Christians, Jews or Buddhists, a new survey found. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they have little or no knowledge of Islam. Still, a majority dislike the faith.

Report: Judge shouldn't lose job for closing court (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 03:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2009 file photo, Judge Sharon Keller waits for her trial to begin at the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. According to a report released Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010, Keller should not lose her job for closing her court before a death-row inmate could file a final appeal. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - An embattled Texas judge who closed her court before a death-row inmate could file his final appeal should not lose her job or receive any further punishment beyond the "public humiliation" she has faced, a judge presiding over her ethics trial said in a report released Wednesday.

Texas man charged in deaths of 5 family members (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:13 PM PST

In this photo provided by the Austin County Sheriff's Office is an arrest picture of Maron Thomas, 20, of Bellville, Texas, who is a suspect in the shooting deaths of five family members at their home in rural Austin County, Texas. Thomas was charged with capital murder in the deaths, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin County Sheriff's Office)AP - A southeast Texas man was charged Wednesday in the weekend shooting deaths of five family members, including his 2-year-old niece, who also was decapitated.

Judge: Ex-Detroit mayor owes $300K within 90 days (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:39 PM PST

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears during his restitution hearing in Detroit, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner ruled that Kilpatrick must pay back more than $300,000 to the city of Detroit within 90 days. Groner made his ruling in harsh terms, telling Kilpatrick he again had not been 'honest with the city.' The judge told the former mayor that his conduct was 'reprehensible' and that he showed 'contempt.' Kilpatrick agreed to pay $1 million in restitution in late 2008 as part of pleas in two criminal cases, but later requested that his monthly payments be reduced. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Kwame Kilpatrick lost his job as Detroit's mayor and his freedom, in part, for telling lies.

Ice storm snarls traffic in nation's midsection (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:57 PM PST

Shawn Munyon, of Des Moines, Iowa, scrapes ice off the windshield of his truck, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa. A storm moving across the nation's heartland on Wednesday brought freezing rain to Iowa, which turned into ice as soon as it hit the road, power lines and trees. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - A storm brought freezing rain and ice to the nation's midsection on Wednesday, causing widespread power outages and forcing school closures in several states, and contributing to at least one traffic fatality in South Dakota.

Muslim scholars critical of US policy can return (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:29 PM PST

In this Dec. 2, 2009 file photo, Islam expert Tariq Ramadan arrives for a meeting with a Parliamentary panel at France's National Assembly in Paris. Ramadan is one of two prominent Muslim scholars who has cleared the way for the return to the United States by the U.S. State Department, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 who was once accused of having ties to terrorism. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)AP - Two prominent Muslim scholars once accused of having ties to terrorism can reapply to travel to the United States now that the State Department has concluded they pose no danger to the country, federal spokesmen said Wednesday.

Signs point to Friday farewell for Conan O'Brien (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:16 PM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, ARCHIVE OUT, NO SALESAP - Conan O'Brien all but posted a farewell banner on this week's "Tonight" shows as his exit negotiations with NBC neared their conclusion Wednesday.

Teen held in afternoon rape along busy Ohio street (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:48 PM PST

AP - A 15-year-old boy has been charged in Ohio in the rape of a woman along a street in broad daylight as cars drove past.

Real-life 'Law & Order' DA joins NYC law firm (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 06:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is seated in his New York City office during an interview. Morgenthau, who on Jan. 1, 2010 left the office he held since 1974, has joined the New York law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, it was announced on Wednesday, Jan 20. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - "Law & Order," meet "The Practice."

Faith groups step in as abstinence funds dry up (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:12 PM PST

Dance instructor James Brothers, center, helps participants with their ballroom dancing during the Purity Ball at the Seventh-day Adventist Madison church in Nashville, Tenn. on Jan. 16, 2010. The dance features a vow to abstain from sex until marriage and offer tips on 'appropriate' touching between the sexes. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)AP - Jeiel Ballard and his girlfriend, both 16, are dressed up in their best attire, ready for a night of dancing and fun.

Brown: Mass. victory sends 'very powerful message' (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:00 PM PST

U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., speaks at a news conference at a hotel, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in Boston. Brown was elected to fill the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Republican Scott Brown, fresh from a stunning Massachusetts Senate victory that shook the power balance on Capitol Hill, declared Wednesday that his election had sent a "very powerful message" that voters are weary of backroom deals and Washington business-as-usual.

UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 03:07 PM PST

FILE - This Feb. 1, 2005 file photo shows an aerial view of the Siachen Glacier, which traverses the Himalayan region dividing India and Pakistan, about 750 kilometers (469 miles) northwest of Jammu, India. A U.N. warning that Himalayan glaciers were melting faster than any other place in the world and may be gone by 2035 was not backed up by science, U.N. climate experts said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, an admission that could energize climate change critics. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, file)AP - Five glaring errors were discovered in one paragraph of the world's most authoritative report on global warming, forcing the Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists who wrote it to apologize and promise to be more careful.

Runaway Ohio girl to remain free of Muslim parents (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 04:47 AM PST

AP - A runaway teenage girl from Ohio who converted from Islam to Christianity has reached a court settlement that allows her to remain free of her Muslim parents.

Paralyzed man accuses Ohio hotel of discrimination (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:33 AM PST

AP - An Ohio man paralyzed from the waist down is suing a hotel, accusing management of discrimination for refusing to give him a room because he can't control his bowels and soiled linens during a previous visit.

Experts: Haiti at risk for another big aftershock (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:59 PM PST

A member of a US rescue team searches for survivors at a bank in Port-au-Prince on January 12. Canada on Wednesday raised the number of Canadians confirmed killed in last week's 7.0 earthquake in Haiti to 13 and lowered the number of its missing nationals to 543.(AFP/MINUSTAH/File/Marco Dormino)AP - Haiti can expect more aftershocks in coming weeks, and while the usual pattern suggests they will become weaker and less frequent, another one as strong as Wednesday's jolt is certainly possible, scientists say.

3 weeks after gay marriage law, NH takes up repeal (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:04 AM PST

AP - Three weeks after the state legalized gay marriage, opponents on Wednesday asked a House committee to repeal the law.
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