SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation’s biggest state can marry — a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday th » Full Story

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods as firefighters battled large blazes nearby set several other small fires to throw off officers who were pursuing him, » Full Story

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama accused President Bush of ‘‘a false political attack’’ Thursday after Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists — early salvos in a general election campaign th » Full Story

BATH, S.D. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton scolded John McCain Thursday for opposing the farm bill, attempting to maintain the sense that she is already competing against the certain Republican presiden » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans killed President Bush’s Iraq war funding request Thursday in order to try to save it.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush’s calls for fiscal responsibility received scant notice this week on Capitol Hill. Fellow Republicans had something bigger on their minds — high prices for groceries a » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate late Wednesday approved and sent to the White House legislation directing President Bush to temporarily halt oil shipments into the government's emergency reserve, hoping » Full Story