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Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage is unconstitutionalTue, 7 Feb 2012 18:58:11 GMT
A federal appeals court has declared California's voter-approved Proposition 8 unconstitutional, NBC News is reporting.
Video: Watch live: News conference on gay marriage rulingTue, 7 Feb 2012 17:27:01 GMT
LIVE VIDEO — Press conference following the federal court ruling overturning Prop 8, which eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry in California. (msnbc.com)
Obama shift on Super PAC no surpriseTue, 7 Feb 2012 15:45:02 GMT
Anyone who is surprised by the Obama campaign's announcement last night that it's encouraging Democratic donors to give money to the pro-Obama Super PAC wasn't paying attention in 2008.
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Video: Voters head to polls in Colo., Minn. and Mo.Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:45:53 GMT
Republican presidential hopefuls have been campaigning in advance of contests Tuesday in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri with a total of 70 delegates up for grabs. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports. (TODAY)
Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questionsTue, 7 Feb 2012 13:09:12 GMT
After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Ticker-tape parade for Giants on BroadwayTue, 7 Feb 2012 19:00:14 GMT
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared New York City to be the "Big Blue Apple" in honor of the New York Giants' Super Bowl win.
Report: Powell left apologetic voicemail minutes before deathTue, 7 Feb 2012 14:54:07 GMT
Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.
Video: Grandparents knew Powell ‘was capable of this’Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:13:46 GMT
TODAY’s Ann Curry talks with Susan Powell’s parents, Chuck and Judy Cox, who say that they feared for the lives of their grandkids and believed that Josh Powell would do something drastic “if he felt cornered.” (TODAY)
PhotoBlog: Fishermen reel in shark the size of a school busTue, 7 Feb 2012 15:15:03 GMT
Pakistanis reel in one of the biggest fish in the sea: a whale shark.
The French are better parents? Excuse moi?!Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:18:25 GMT
A new book touts the superiority of French parenting, but one American mom is taking 'Bringing up Bebe," aka 'French Children Don't Throw Food,' with a grain of salt.
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College vending machine offers 'morning-after' pillTue, 7 Feb 2012 18:36:49 GMT
Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source — a vending machine at the campus health center.
Job openings hit nearly 3-year high at end of 2011Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:16:52 GMT
The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on Tuesday.
Last known WWI veteran dies at 110Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:01:36 GMT
Florence Green, the world's last known veteran of World War I, has died at the age of 110, the care home where she lived said Tuesday.
Video: 15.5-pound newborn possibly a record-setterTue, 7 Feb 2012 17:22:26 GMT
A boy just born in China may have set a record as the country's largest newborn. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)
Deadliest crash in years kills 11 in CanadaTue, 7 Feb 2012 15:14:09 GMT
HAMPSTEAD, Ontario -- Ten migrant farm workers from Peru were killed when a flat bed hit a passenger van in rural Canada on Monday afternoon, police and the workers' employer said.
Video: 3-D printing reconstructs patient's jawbone Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:55:06 GMT
A customized jawbone is created with 3-D printing technology. Engineer and LayerWise CEO, Peter Mercelis, talks with Msnbc.com's Dara Brown about this first-of-a-kind surgery. (msnbc.com)
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Indonesia pilot tests positive for crystal methTue, 7 Feb 2012 14:21:25 GMT
Lion Air's slogan "We make you fly" came a bit too close to home this weekend when one of the Indonesian airline's pilots tested positive for crystal meth after being arrested just hours before he was due to take off.
Wal-Mart plans simple label to ID healthy foodsTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:18:44 GMT
Wal-Mart is unveiling a simple icon that it says will help consumers make a snap decision about whether a food is healthy, without delving into the nitty-gritty of the nutrition label.
Grand Canyon banning sales of bottled waterTue, 7 Feb 2012 15:20:01 GMT
Activists concerned that Coca-Cola might be influencing National Park Service policy were breathing easier Tuesday after the Grand Canyon National Park announced it would eliminate the sale of bottled water inside the park within 30 days.
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PhotoBlog: Filipinos grieve as earthquake death toll risesTue, 7 Feb 2012 14:55:39 GMT
Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following a strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island.
Komen official quits after Planned Parenthood flapTue, 7 Feb 2012 16:29:17 GMT
An executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. The resignation came in a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
ACLU: Student has right to wear 'Boobies' braceletTue, 7 Feb 2012 16:07:03 GMT
An Indiana eighth grader sued his school district in federal court Monday for the right to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness with the message "I (heart) Boobies," WTHR reported.
Mountain lion attacks 6-year-old in Texas parkTue, 7 Feb 2012 11:26:52 GMT
Officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas were looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people.
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Nick Carter skips sister Leslie's funeralTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:31:46 GMT
The former Backstreet Boy chose performing at a scheduled concert over attending his sister's New York funeral Sunday.
Meetings can make you, uh, stupidTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:35:07 GMT
We all know that meetings can be dull and boring. A new study shows that they can also make you stupid.
'19 Kids and Counting' target of extortion plotTue, 7 Feb 2012 01:41:31 GMT
An Iowa woman has been charged with trying to extort Discovery Communications, the parent company of the TLC network, to either cancel the show or give her $10,000.
Russian envoy calls for reform in SyriaTue, 7 Feb 2012 17:43:29 GMT
Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus as a city at the center of protests against President Bashar Assad's regime came under renewed bombardment on Tuesday.
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Big foreclosure servicer indicted for 'robo-signing'Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:43:42 GMT
In one of the first criminal prosecutions in the post-housing bust era, DocX has been indicted on forgery charges by a Missouri grand jury, The New York Times reports.
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Video: Catholics’ ire over birth control mandateTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:46:59 GMT
The Obama administration is facing a backlash from Catholic leaders over a provision of the new health care law that would require Catholic hospitals, charities and other institutions to include birth control in their health insurance plans. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (TODAY)
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Profits slip, but Toyota offers brighter outlookTue, 7 Feb 2012 15:00:33 GMT
Toyota's profit slid another 13.
Where you might not be shopping in 2012Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:58:07 GMT
Sears is struggling. Big department stores like Macy’s and J.C. Penney are treading water, while major apparel sellers like Gap and Talbots are losing market share and shrinking store counts.
Trouble in paradise: Cops mutiny in MaldivesTue, 7 Feb 2012 13:20:00 GMT
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday after weeks of protests erupted into a police mutiny, leaving the man widely credited with bringing democracy to the paradise islands accused of being as dictatorial as his predecessor.
