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Brain injuries of Yeardley Love detailed at murder trial

USA TODAY

By Erik Brady, USA TODAY CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Christine E. Fuller, who examined Yeardley Love's brain after her autopsy, testified Tuesday that Love died from blunt force trauma of the sort that might occur in an automobile accident - or a punch that ...

1st same-sex couples wed at Empire State Building

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Two women who met as college students in Alaska and two men who met at a nightclub in Manhattan became the first same-sex couples Tuesday to be married at the Empire State Building. "I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you," ...

Can Mitt Romney convince Arizona he is a true conservative?

Christian Science Monitor

A Mitt Romney win in Arizona seems likely, but the state will provide a testing ground for whether Rick Santorum's social-conservative message can resonate in a less traditionally religious state. By Amanda Paulson, Staff Writer / February 14, ...

Gregoire Offers to Speak With Christie About Gay-Marriage Issue

BusinessWeek

By Terrence Dopp Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Governor Christine Gregoire, who signed a bill yesterday legalizing gay marriage in Washington, offered to speak with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie about the issue as he pledged to veto a similar measure.

Lawmakers Gear Up for Election-Year Battle Over Deficit

BusinessWeek

By Brian Faler Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Republicans rejected President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan before it arrived at the Capitol and said they will offer an alternative that relies on spending cuts to reduce the deficit.

Mormons apologize for baptism of Simon Wiesenthal's parents

USA TODAY

By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY Mormons believe posthumous baptism by proxy rites allow deceased persons to receive the Gospel in the afterlife. The baptism of Holocaust victims, like Asher and Rosa Wiesenthal, was supposed to be barred by a 1995 ...

AP: Obama weighing deep cuts in US nuclear arsenal

USA TODAY

By Michael Winter, USA TODAY The Obama administration is considering deep cuts in the US nuclear arsenal, including one option to slash deployed weapons by 80%, the Associated Press is reporting. AP, citing "a former US official and a congressional ...

Hybrid PACs pick up pace

Politico

A new kind of political entity, which blends the benefits of traditional political action committees and super PACs, is beginning to catch fire with campaign operatives, a POLITICO review of federal records found. The number of registered “hybrid PACs” ...

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