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Seven US Marines were killed and seven more wounded when a mortar round exploded while still in its launch tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the military said Tuesday.

A federal district court judge on Monday will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. A federal district court judge on Monday will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. According to the AP, U.S. District Chief Judge Robert Jones will hear oral arguments in Reno regarding the case Sevcik v. Sandoval. Jones has said he wants to quickly decide the case. During an August 10 initial hearing, Jones expressed skepticism about the need for a separate hearing, saying he plans to rely on written statements and not courtroom testimony in rendering his verdict. The lead plaintiffs in the case are two women in their 70s who have raised 3 children and have 4 grandchildren. Beverly Sevcik and Mary Baranovich have been together more than four decades. They and seven other gay couples who wish to marry in Nevada are represented by the legal group Lambda Legal. In 2002, Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment definin

US President Barack Obama set out to block Mitt Romney's road to the White House Thursday on the second day of a non-stop 40 hour blitz of states that will decide the election.

Shanleigh Brethauer was eager to support Mitt Romney at a Nevada rally, but when she heard of recent comments by a fellow Republican on pregnancy and rape, she let out a worried "Oh wow."

A US Senate candidate at the center of a women's rights storm offered a partial apology Wednesday for saying pregnancy from rape is something "God intended," but accused Democrats of twisting his comments for political gain.

A federal judge in Nevada has canceled oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. ??A federal district court judge in Nevada has canceled oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Chief Judge Robert Jones has canceled a hearing previously scheduled to take place on November 26 in Reno. Instead, Jones is expected to render an opinion based on briefs filed in the case, reported Prop 8 Trial Tracker, a blog of gay rights advocate Courage Campaign. During an August 10 initial hearing, Jones expressed skepticism about the need for a separate hearing. Lambda Legal filed the challenge in April on behalf of eight gay and lesbian couples who wish to marry in Nevada. The lead plaintiffs in the case are two women in their 70s who have raised 3 children and have 4 grandchildren. Beverly Sevcik, 73, and Mary Baranovich, 76, have been together more than four decades. Jones reportedly told lawyers from both sides that he wanted to q

President Barack Obama lauded American unity Tuesday as the country marked a somber but low-key anniversary of the 9/11 attacks under crisp blue skies poignantly reminiscent of 11 years ago.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney recounted Tuesday how he drove past the smoldering Pentagon on September 11, 2001, saying he was stunned by "the smell of war" that had reached American shores.

President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney suspended their advertising campaigns Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

Sean Savoy has come out gay after a Fox Radio affiliate in Reno, Nevada canceled his public affairs program. Sean Savoy has come out gay after a Fox Radio affiliate in Reno, Nevada canceled his public affairs program, House of Savoy. Savoy told gay website LGBTQNation.com that the reason he was given for the cancellation of his one-year-old show was an August 12 interview with Will Kolb, a Dallas-based gay rights advocate. On the show, Savoy, an ordained minister, commended Kolb for his gay rights advocacy. (A portion of the interview is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) ?I have always appreciated the variety of viewpoints expressed on my program. To think I could be removed for having a conversation about the LGBT community in America baffles me. I have conducted a variety of interviews with a wide range of people over the past year, and yet this was the topic that got my show canceled,? said Savoy. The incident prompted Savoy to publicly announce that h

"Undocumented" modifications made to a vintage plane caused it to slam into spectators at a US air show, killing 11 people including the pilot, accident investigators concluded.

"Undocumented" modifications made to a vintage plane caused it to slam into spectators at a US air show, killing 11 people including the pilot, accident investigators concluded.

A federal judge in Las Vegas has scheduled arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. A federal judge in Las Vegas has scheduled arguments in a lawsuit challenging Nevada's ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Chief Judge Robert Jones said Friday that he will hear oral arguments on November 26 in U.S. District Court in Reno in the case filed by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the AP reported. Lambda Legal filed the challenge in April on behalf of eight gay and lesbian couples who wish to marry. The lead plaintiffs in the case are two women in their 70s who have raised 3 children and have 4 grandchildren. Beverly Sevcik, 73, and Mary Baranovich, 76, have been together more than four decades. ?This is an important first step in bringing the freedom to marry to Nevada. These loving couples, burdened by the stigma of Nevada's marriage ban, will have the chance to demonstrate in court that their relationships and their families are worthy of equal dignity and re

Steven and Roger Ham and the 12 children they are raising in Arizona are officially a family. Steven and Roger Ham and the 12 children they are raising in Arizona are officially a family. The Hams, who are not married, met in 1993 in Reno and fell in love on their first date. Eight years later they decided to adopt what was supposed to be their only child, Michael. But Michael continually worried about his four younger siblings, who still were in foster care, so the men rounded up Elizabeth, Andrew and the twins, Jackson and Madison. ?It was heart-wrenching to see this little 5-year-old with these big adult concerns,? Steven told The Arizona Republic last year. ?It broke our hearts,? Roger added. The dads are considered full parents in two adoptions from Washington state. The other ten children were adopted in Arizona and legally belong only to Steven, because the state does not allow gay couples to jointly adopt a child or a gay spouse to adopt a partner's child. With only one legal p

Scott Piercy made four-straight birdies on the front nine then held off fellow Americans William McGirt and Robert Garrigus to win the PGA Tour's $5.2 million Canadian Open on Sunday.

Alleged Colorado shooter James Holmes reportedly sent a warning package to a psychiatrist at his former university more than a week before massacring people at a cinema.

The first funeral was held Wednesday in the wake of a mass shooting at a midnight screening of the latest Batman movie that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others.

Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday will accuse President Barack Obama's White House of leaking classified national security information in order to gain "political advantage" in an election year.

Americans got a first look at presumed gunman James Holmes at a brief court hearing Monday, but remained perplexed over what triggered his alleged movie house shooting frenzy that took the lives of 12 people.

Americans got a first look at presumed gunman James Holmes who made brief court hearing Monday, but remained perplexed over what triggered his alleged movie house shooting frenzy that took the lives of 12 people.