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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A US Airways jetliner flying from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., has been diverted to Maine because of what an airline spokesman describes as a "security issue."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. institute says satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch vehicles and intercontinental missiles.
LONDON (AP) — A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion sensors.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The European Union says it is "concerned" over Israel's conviction of a prominent Palestinian protest leader.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency says Iranian scientists have inserted a domestically made fuel rod into the core of a research nuclear reactor in Tehran.
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Malachi Murdock doesn't remember the massive tornado that struck Joplin a year ago Tuesday, killing 161 people and nearly killing him.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans bought more previously owned homes in April, a hopeful sign that the weak housing market is gradually improving.
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil is near seven-month lows following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
