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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:30am

(AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:29am

(AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their neighborhood.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:27am

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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:17am

(AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:16am

(AP) — Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:13am

(AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel's government should prevent further settlement construction, where possible, to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:07am

(AP) — — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is harshly criticizing Iran's guardian council for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates and, in his view, standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:04am

(AP) — World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 7:04am

(AP) — Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:58am

(AP) — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:47am

(AP) — The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the Arab country's conflict, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:42am

(AP) — A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The move comes as part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:38am

(AP) — Two Muslim hardline preachers say that one of the suspects in the killing of a London soldier was interested in their teachings. And a British government official said one of the men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the terror group al-Shabab.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:33am

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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:32am

(AP) — J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone's life during an interview in Cannes.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:21am

(AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:14am

(AP) — Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:03am

(AP) — The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:02am

(AP) — Serena Williams will begin her bid for a second French Open championship and 16th Grand Slam title overall by facing 83rd-ranked Anna Tatishvili in the first round.

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 6:02am

(AP) — Kid Rock is a scalper.