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President Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Midday Roundup: Obama reminds Americans of soldiers still in Afghanistan

Newsworthy |  Remembering those still fighting: After laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, President Barack Obama, in a speech at Arlington National Cemetery in…

Supporters of traditional marriage demonstrate Sunday in Paris against France's new gay marriage law.

Signs and Wonders: Are Europeans saying ‘enough is enough’?

Newsworthy |  It ain’t over till it’s over. Last month, the already unpopular French government approved same-sex marriage for the country. But the good people of…

A man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge.

Midday Roundup: ‘Miraculous’ survival in Washington bridge collapse

Newsworthy |  Bridge collapse. Washington state officials heaved a big sigh of relief Thursday night after finding no fatalities following the collapse of the Interstate 5…

Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin

Signs and Wonders: Gay marriage advocates fight the battle to lose the war on immigration reform

Newsworthy |  Silly me. Earlier this week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., tried to tack on an amendment to the immigration bill that would allow…

Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London.

Midday Roundup: British security services knew knife-wielding attackers

Newsworthy |  Terror in London. British security and intelligence forces acknowledged today they knew about the two men accused of attacking and killing a British soldier…

The wreckage of homes litters a playground next to a neighborhood destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

Midday Roundup: Search and rescue efforts end, cleanup begins in Oklahoma

Newsworthy |  The cleanup begins. Oklahoma officials say they do not expect to find any more bodies or survivors buried in the rubble left by Monday’s deadly EF5 tornado,

Tea Party Patriots co-founders Mark Meckler, right, and Jenny Beth Martin.

Signs and Wonders: Tea Party protests IRS in court

Newsworthy |  Sue the IRS. On Monday, a coalition of conservative groups announced it would file a class action lawsuit against the IRS for what the groups call “illegal…

Osama bin Laden

Midday Roundup: Bin Laden death photos to remain top secret

Newsworthy |  Classified material. A federal appeals court ruled today the government does not have to release 50 images taken of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden…

Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation.

Midday Roundup: Fox News reporter targeted by Justice Department leak probe

Newsworthy |  Another target. The Washington Post reported this morning that the Justice Department targeted another journalist in response to fears about a possible…

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Newsworthy |  Say what? Nearly 30 years ago, I taught 10th grade English, and a big decision for me was whether to teach Fitzgerald or Faulkner, since I would likely not be…

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Midday Roundup: Boston bombing investigation targets terror groups

Newsworthy |  Radical links? A former Chechnyan separatist who is now a refugee in the United States has become a key focus in the Boston Marathon bombing…

Eladio Gomez uses a U.S. flag to cover him from a light rain during an immigrant rights rally in downtown Dallas.

Signs and Wonders: America’s demographic destiny

Newsworthy |  Brown and grey. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest population projections through the year 2060. Fifty years from now, the U.S. will be only…

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