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• Spain's 'indignants' take to streets
• Romney tries to appeal to evangelicals
• North Carolina turns into headache for Democrats
• Obama honors nation's top police officers
• Syria violence kills 15 even as U.N. mission grows
• Will Arpaio's popularity continue amid lawsuit?
• Brothers' tell different tales of a young Romney
• Body of nurse who died while Skyping arrives in N.Y.
• Thieves take advantage of Egypt's political turmoil
• Mexico volcano spews huge ash cloud, frightens villagers
• Israeli envoy meets with Palestinian president
• Daughter: Cuba's Raul Castro backs gay rights
• Kansas lawmakers pass effective ban on Islamic law
• California governor: State's shortfall hits $16 billion
• Report: 4 killed, 1 injured in Kansas plane crash
• 3 Boston University students killed in New Zealand
• U.S. drone strikes kill 10 suspected militants in Yemen
• Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops
• New world record as camera sells at auction for $2.79 million
• Meteorites from big fireball spark space age 'Gold Rush'
• Historic battleship to become naval museum in Calif.

Spain's 'indignants' take to streets Posted: Masses of chanting "indignant" activists poured into the streets across Spain on Saturday in a vast show of strength one year on from igniting a global protest against economic injustice.

Romney tries to appeal to evangelicals Posted: Mitt Romney doubled down on his position against same sex marriage, telling graduates at Liberty University Saturday that marriage between "one man and one woman" is an "enduring institution" that should be defended. Coming just days after President Obama endorsed the right of gays and lesbians to marry, the comment earned Romney a standing ovation [...]

North Carolina turns into headache for Democrats Posted: Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.

Obama honors nation's top police officers Posted: President Barack Obama honored the nation's top police officers on Saturday, paying tribute to their sacrifices and "quiet courage" in the line of duty.

Syria violence kills 15 even as U.N. mission grows Posted: Violence in Syria cost at least 15 lives on Saturday as a UN force to oversee a truce neared half its planned strength, monitors said.

Will Arpaio's popularity continue amid lawsuit? Posted: The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.

Brothers' tell different tales of a young Romney Posted: As the accusations of bullying continued to follow Mitt Romney on the campaign trail, another former friend and classmate of the presumptive GOP nominee said it was a "shock" to hear the stories and it wasn't the friend he knew,...

Body of nurse who died while Skyping arrives in N.Y. Posted: The body of a U.S. Army nurse who died suddenly in Afghanistan during a computer video chat with his wife arrived Saturday in western New York, in advance of his planned funeral.

Thieves take advantage of Egypt's political turmoil Posted: Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heritage.

Mexico volcano spews huge ash cloud, frightens villagers Posted: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out huge clouds of ash and fiery rock overnight, closing a local airport on Saturday and frightening nearby villagers, already on edge after weeks of increased activity. Popocatepetl, 50 miles southeast of Mexico City, shook with tremors that belched out four large plumes of ash on Friday night and Saturday morning, the National Center for Disaster Prevention said in a statement on Saturday. The biggest expulsion shot an ash cloud 2. ...

Israeli envoy meets with Palestinian president Posted: An Israeli envoy met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and delivered a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayahu detailing his government's stance on stalled peace negotiations.

Daughter: Cuba's Raul Castro backs gay rights Posted: Cuban President Raul Castro backs greater gay rights and ending discrimination against homosexuals, his daughter Mariela, a famed sexologist, said Saturday during a colorful gay rights march in Havana.

Kansas lawmakers pass effective ban on Islamic law Posted: Kansas lawmakers have passed legislation intended to prevent the state courts or agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws in making decisions, a measure critics have blasted as an embarrassment to the state. The legislation, which passed 33-3 in the state Senate on Friday and 120-0 previously in the House, is widely known in Kansas as the "Sharia bill," because the perceived goal of supporters is to keep Islamic code from being recognized in Kansas. The bill was sent to Republican Governor Sam Brownback, who has not indicated whether he will sign it. ...

California governor: State's shortfall hits $16 billion Posted: California's budget deficit has swelled to a projected $16 billion — much larger than had been predicted just months ago — and will force severe cuts to schools and public safety if voters fail to approve tax increases in November, Gov. Jerry Brown said Saturday.

Report: 4 killed, 1 injured in Kansas plane crash Posted: A small airplane that crashed in southeast Kansas on Friday was carrying five people with connections to Oral Roberts University to a Christian youth rally in Iowa, a friend of three of the victims said Saturday.

3 Boston University students killed in New Zealand Posted: Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed today when their minivan crashed near the vacation town of Taupo on the country's North Island. Police said two identical minivans carrying students were just minutes from their destination when one van drifted...

U.S. drone strikes kill 10 suspected militants in Yemen Posted: An apparent U.S. drone attack killed at least six suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, while Yemeni government forces killed 15 others in a new offensive against insurgents, local and military officials said. U.S. officials said earlier this week they had thwarted a plot by the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to arm a suicide bomber with a non-metallic device, an upgraded version of the "underwear bomb" carried onto an airliner on Christmas Day 2009. ...

Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops Posted: Men wearing Afghan police uniforms shot dead two NATO service members Saturday in southern Afghanistan, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks on international troops by Afghan security forces or militants disguised as police.

New world record as camera sells at auction for $2.79 million Posted: A Leica camera prototype made in 1923 fetched 2.16 million euros ($2.79 million) at auction on Saturday, setting a new world record for a camera.

Meteorites from big fireball spark space age 'Gold Rush' Posted: Scientists are on an epic treasure hunt for meteorite fragments from a spectacular fireball that lit up the daytime sky over California last month.

Historic battleship to become naval museum in Calif. Posted: Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the U.S.S. Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its active duty as it escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war.

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