AP 2012-05-12

1. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Wisconsin Democratic primary Tuesday. He'll face off against Republican governor Scott Walker in the June 5th recall vote. 2. Voters in North Carolina have enacted a constitutional amendment defining marriage as

AP 2012-05-13

1. In a television interview today, President Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage, ending months of speculation about his position. Obama says he arrived at his decision after years of talking with family and friends on the issue. 2. Lawye

AP 2012-05-14

1. House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama's handling of economy should be the focus of this year's election, not Obama's support for gay marriage. Polls say the economy is on top of voters' minds. Still some activists say social issue

AP 2012-05-15

1. Mitt Romney reached out to conservative Saturday, giving a commencement address at Liberty university. He told a graduating class of Christian school that marriage is an enduring institution reserve for one man and one woman. 2. President Barack O

AP 2012-05-16

1. Law enforcement officers in California are looking for a missing FBI agent described as despondent and possibly suicidal. A team of more than 100 is looking for special agent Steven Evans in the mountains around Los Angeles. Evans is known to be a

AP 2012-05-11

1. North Carolina is voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. More than 500,000 voters have already cast early ballots. 2. A showdown vote looms in the Senate as lawmakers go on record about

AP 2012-05-20

1. In Greece, a senior judge is sworn in to lead a caretaker government for the next month. This comes a day after power-sharing talks collapsed. Greece is facing a political crisis, threatening its membership in the euro. 2. Vice President Joe Biden

AP 2012-05-19

1. A House subcommittee holds a hearing Wednesday on how to regulate big banks. The hearing is expected to get a lot of attention following JP Morgan's recent loss of two billion dollars. 2. Authorities in Mississippi say someone posing as a law enfo

AP 2012-05-18

1. The CEO of JPMorgan Chase is keeping his job as chairman of the board. Some shareholders wanted Jamie Dimon to lose the other title after the giant bank lost two billion dollars on risky trades. However, he survived the vote that began weeks befor

AP 2012-05-17

1. A political stalemate in Greece is rattling financial markets worldwide. It comes more than a week after elections gave no party a majority in parliament. Greeks are furious over the handling of their financial crisis and severe austerity measures

AP 2012-05-01

1. At least four current and former TSA airport screeners are under arrest. The four are accused of taking payments to let drug couriers sneak narcotics through the Los Angeles International Airport. 2. House Speaker John Boehner has scheduled a vote

AP 2012-05-02

1. Counter Terrorism officials say there is no credible or specific threat to the US as the first anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden approaches. Still, they are urging Americans to be vigilant because Al Qaeda and like-minded groups continue

AP 2012-05-03

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has headed to China with high-level talks beginning later this week. Both the US and China are downplaying any dispute over the plight of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng who is reported be sheltered by US diplo

AP 2012-05-04

1. President Barack Obama makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sign an agreement solidifying the US role in the country after the war effort ends in 2014. 2. Around the world, protesters stake out May Day to make their point. In some cities, v

AP 2012-05-05

1. Blind Chinese activists Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing to receive medical care and be reunited with his family. He has told his lawyer that he is free. 2. At least seven people were killed in Kabul in a Taliban attack on a comp

AP 2012-05-07

1. In the final weeks of his life, Osama Bin Laden was apparently worried about the state of al Qaeda and its terrorists allies. That's according to documents seized in the raid a year ago in Pakistan that killed the leader. 2. The 14-year-old son of

AP 2012-05-08

1. President Obama has kicked off his first official rally of his re-election bid. He used his appearance in Ohio to brand GOP rival Mitt Romney a willing rubber-stamp for what he calls failed policies championed by extreme House Republicans. 2. The

AP 2012-05-09

1. The US has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the September 11 attacks. But the trial won't be starting anytime soon. People involved in the case against the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and fo

AP 2012-05-10

1. My life is in your hands. That's the plea an American kidnapped in Pakistan is making to President Barack Obama. Warren Weinstein says in an Al Qaeda video he'll be killed if certain demands aren't met. The 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ag

AP 2012-05-06

1. It's a developing situation in China where a leading dissident now says he fears for his family's lives and wants to leave the country. Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy in Beijing Wednesday after the US said China promised to reunite him with h