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Prosecutors called for a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers to face a full court-martial and even death.

Canadian National Railway is testing two diesel-electric locomotives retrofitted to run on cheaper and less polluting natural gas, the transportation giant announced Friday.

Melting bridges, misplaced landmarks, and major cities disappearing: Apple's glitch-ridden maps program released in its new mobile software has customers fuming and analysts puzzled.

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum will address a Washington state anti-gay marriage group in October. Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum will address a Washington state anti-gay marriage group in October. Santorum will appear at two events sponsored by the Family Policy Institute of Washington, the Christian conservative group which worked to put the state's gay marriage law on the fall ballot. The group's director, Joseph Backholm, chairs Preserve Marriage Washington, which is organizing the campaign to repeal the law. Referendum 74 will ask voters to either uphold or reject the marriage equality law approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Santorum visited the state last February on the same day Governor Chris Gregoire signed the bill into law. During a press conference, he spoke out against marriage equality, saying that as president he would push for a federal amendment banning such unions. ?We have a serious issue about trying to get moms and dads to mar

(Reuters) - Mitt Romney, who regained front-runner status in the Republican presidential race with three state wins this week, could build on that momentum with a victory in the Washington state caucuses on Saturday just three days before crucial Super Tuesday voting.

(Reuters) - Mitt Romney, who regained front-runner status in the Republican presidential race with three state wins this week, could build on that momentum with a victory in the Washington state caucuses on Saturday just three days before crucial Super Tuesday voting.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Norm Dicks, a Democrat from Washington state known for supporting airplane manufacturer Boeing and his region's military bases, said on Friday he will not seek reelection.

Mayors Sam Adams, Jerry Sanders and Annise Parker urge Americans to support gay marriage in a new video released on Wednesday. Mayors Sam Adams of Portland, Jerry Sanders of San Diego and Annise Parker of Houston urge Americans to support gay marriage in a new video released on Wednesday. Mayors for the Freedom to Marry announced that the number of mayors joining the group had more than doubled since its January 20 debut, from 80 to 175. The mayors have pledged to support efforts to legalize gay nuptials in their home states. Featured in the 60-second video are chairs Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diego, and Mayor Annise Parker of Houston, in addition to co-chairs including Mayor Marilyn Strickland of Tacoma, WA; Mayor Pedro Segarra of Hartford, CT; Mayor Sam Adams of Portland, OR; Mayor Setti Warren of Newtown, MA; Mayor Jeffrey Slavin of Somerset, MD; Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco, CA; Mayor Laura Friedman of Glendale, CA; Mayor Stephen Cassidy

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether Washington state can compel pharmacy owners to carry and sell the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B despite their personal religious objections to the drug.

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is a violation of their constitutional rights.

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Tacoma anti-crime group on Wednesday purchased a pair of burial plots next to the gravesite of two young boys who were killed when their father burned their house to the ground, effectively blocking him from being buried next to them.

Rick Santorum on Monday faced hecklers during a rally in Tacoma, Washington. ?Rick Santorum on Monday faced hecklers during a rally in Tacoma, Washington. Santorum, a strong opponent of gay marriage, arrived in Washington on the same day Governor Chris Gregoire signed a gay marriage bill into law. He met privately in Olympia with opponents of the measure at a church. During a press conference, he spoke out against marriage equality, saying that as president he would push for a federal amendment banning such unions. ?We have a serious issue about trying to get moms and dads to marry and stay together,? he said, ?and I don't see this [legalizing gay marriage] as encouraging that.? Occupy Wall Street protesters managed to drown out Santorum at a rally at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, where he condemned passage of the marriage law and criticized a federal court's recent ruling declaring unconstitutional California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. ?I know this is a very i

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Washington state became the seventh in the nation to put a law on its books recognizing same-sex marriage on Monday, even as opponents of the measure signed by Governor Christine Gregoire vowed to try to prevent it from ever taking effect.

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation on Monday to make Washington state the seventh in the United States to legalize gay marriage, but opponents vowed to try to prevent the law from taking effect.

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Washington state became the seventh in the nation to put a law on its books recognizing same-sex marriage on Monday, as opponents of the measure signed by Governor Christine Gregoire vowed to try to prevent it from ever taking effect.

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington now has enough votes to pass the state legislature, a lawmaker who sponsored the measure said on Monday, as the state moved closer to becoming the nation's seventh to legalize same-sex unions.

(Reuters) - A winter storm dumping snow across the Midwest Friday is causing disruption and travel delays in Chicago and Milwaukee.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A historic snow and ice storm paralyzed Seattle on Thursday, shutting the airport and schools, causing car crashes, downing trees and cutting power to at least 90,000 households as blown-out transformers lit up the skies.