Posted: 10:41 AM A second federal judge in California has struck down a law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage.

Posted: 9:36 AM Authorities say an upstate New York man using a samurai sword to fight with another man struck his 8-year-old son in the head.

Updated: 9:27 AM The father of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease says she sat up in a chair, surprising nurses and loved ones.

Posted: 7:22 AM Safety advocates are urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before summer heats up.

Posted: 11:02 AM Sales of new homes rose solidly last month, adding to evidence of gradual improvement in the housing market.

Updated: 12:23 PM A 74-year-old Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the shooting death of her 17-year-old grandson.

Updated: 12:27 PM Authorities say eight people are hurt after shots rang out in Oklahoma City as thousands of people left the NBA playoff game between the Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Posted: 11:46 AM Prosecutors are increasing the severity of charges against a Tennessee woman accused of helping her son kidnap two young girls after he killed their mother and oldest sister.

Posted: 11:19 AM Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State.

Posted: 11:14 AM A New Jersey appeals court says a man accused of talking about shooting President Obama can get his gun collection back.

Posted: 11:00 AM A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a $10 million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.

Posted: 10:56 AM A new government analysis shows the 2010 census generally was accurate, although it continued to disproportionately overlook minorities.

Posted: 10:32 AM A man has plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt.

Posted: 8:21 AM A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station.

Updated: 7:39 PM President Barack Obama says the graduating seniors of Joplin, Missouri, the town devastated by deadly tornadoes are a "source of inspiration" to him and the nation.

Updated: 5:49 PM Bond was set at $1.25 million Monday for a north Mississippi man charged in a highway shooting case and another alleged attack.

Posted: 12:35 PM The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards has resumed deliberations in North Carolina following a weekend break.

Posted: 12:26 PM A sheriff says gang activity caused a riot that killed a guard and injured 19 people at a privately-run prison in Mississippi that holds illegal immigrants.

Posted: 12:22 PM Dozens of Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other institutions are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage.

Updated: 12:18 PM The former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to see his roommate and another man kissing days before the roommate committed suicide is getting a 30-day jail term and then probation.

Posted: 12:15 PM The Supreme Court has refused to hear a Boston University student's constitutional challenge to a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet, but his lawyer says there's still a chance the amount could be reduced.

Posted: 12:06 PM President Barack Obama says the NATO alliance agrees on a vision for post-2014 Afghanistan and is pressing world leaders to implement that strategy following a decade of war.

Posted: 12:02 PM President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is keeping up its effort to paint Mitt Romney as a job-destroying corporate raider at Bain Capital.

Posted: 10:15 AM A new private rocket is stuck on the ground after an aborted launch.

Posted: 9:50 AM About 1,100 firefighters are battling a pair of wildfires, one in Northern Colorado and another north of Phoenix, Ariz.