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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

GRAPEVINE, Texas | The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.

Child car seat check, installation offered

LAPORTE | Attention residents with small children. La Porte Fire Department is offering car seat checks and installations. Firefighter Brian Gray has attended classes and is a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.

CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run Aug. 17

LAPORTE | Register now! CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run - Saturday, August 17, at Beechwood Golf Course in La Porte, IN. Gather family and friends and join hundreds of locals to make a SUPERHERO difference, one child at a time. The CASA Superhero 5K & Fun Run supports the Harmony House/ …

Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers

A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Director and jury member Ang Lee arrives for the screening of the film The Past at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

From left, actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Vijay Verma and director Amit Kumar pose for photographers during a photo call for the film Monsoon Shootout at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Director Amit Kumar poses for photographers during a portrait session for the film Monsoon Shootout at the at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actor Vijay Verma poses for photographers during a portrait session for the film Monsoon Shootout at the at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actress Tannistha Chatterjee poses for photographers during a portrait session for the film Monsoon Shootout at the at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

Customers are seen at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A challenge to the federal health care law faces its most prominent test yet in a full 10th Circuit hearing in Denver on Thursday. Hobby Lobby stores is challenging a federal mandate requiring it to offer employe…

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

This undated photo provided by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., shows its co-founders David and Barbara Green who are asking a federal appeals court in Denver on Thursday, May 23, 2013, for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that…

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

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Arts in the Park opens June 5-6

LAPORTE | A new summer season of Arts in the Park will open at the Dennis F. Smith Amphitheater in Fox Park. Since 2000, Arts in the Park has offered evenings of entertainment free to the public through the generous donations and volunteer efforts of many individuals, professional firms, bus…

Bouchard advances to Strasbourg semifinals

Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Strasbourg International.

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case

During the execution of a search warrant, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne's Addition on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. The search warrant…

FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case

The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.

Mourners remember girl, 9, killed in Okla. tornado

This undated handout photo provided by Brandie Candelaria shows Antonia Candelaria. Candelaria was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Brandie Candelaria)

Mourners remember girl, 9, killed in Okla. tornado

Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb.

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy …

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.

Sharefest 2013-A Great Day for the City and a Great for the Churches of LaPorte

LAPORTE | The Churches of LaPorte had a great day and tons of volunteers for their their third annual “Sharefest”! We started on the steps of the LaPorte City Hall for a brief opening orientation and prayer. At 8:30am, the volunteers were released serve the city. Sharefest is a “day of shari…

UN: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

A new coronavirus has now claimed 22 lives worldwide out of 44 lab-confirmed cases, mostly in Saudi Arabia, World Health Organization officials said Thursday.