http://www.newstin.com/us/united-states-of-america Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57525805 Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state. A conservative group said it would ask California's Supreme Court to postpone putting... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:21:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57525805 2008-05-16T10:21:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487528 By Andrew Ross Sorkin and Miguel Helft SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo's chairman, Roy Bostock, rejected late Thursday accusations from the billionaire investor Carl Icahn that the company's board had acted irrationally in turning down a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft and repeated that Yahoo... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:38:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487528 2008-05-16T05:38:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57477685 On his way into an award ceremony in New York City on Thursday, John Edwards took a few questions from reporters about his endorsement of Senator Barack Obama the day before. Mr. Edwards, the one-time contender for the 2008 Democratic nomination and Senator John Kerry’s running mate in 2004,... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:31:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57477685 2008-05-16T03:31:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57505621 Nineteen-year-old John Tyler Hammons has a lot on his plate as he prepares to take over as mayor of this eastern Oklahoma city, but he's trying to keep his priorities straight. The University of Oklahoma freshman is moving out of a dorm and back in with his parents as he gets ready to be sworn in... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:25:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57505621 2008-05-16T08:25:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57481701 By TRAVIS REED ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER This undated photo provided by the Palm Bay Police Dept. shows Brian Crowder. Crowder, accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into woods that are among thousands of acres that have burned along Florida's Atlantic coast, set several other fires to throw off... Fri, 16 May 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57481701 2008-05-16T04:29:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461485 A 19-year-old flight attendant has been accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo, North Dakota. Eder Rojas was charged Thursday in federal court in Minneapolis. The case will be prosecuted in Fargo. Officials say the Compass... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:36:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461485 2008-05-15T23:36:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512440 Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party's third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ads he expects this fall. In recent contests in Louisiana and Mississippi, Republicans... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:55:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512440 2008-05-16T08:55:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57456463 BOSTON - The actor who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America. Harrison Ford, who portrays the adventure-seeking Indiana Jones, has been elected to the Boston-based organization's board of directors. The group promotes... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:02:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57456463 2008-05-15T23:02:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471810 The parents of a teenager killed by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo filed a claim against the city Thursday, seeking monetary compensation for the mauling of their 17-year-old son. Carlos Sousa Jr. died Dec. 25 when a Siberian tiger named Tatiana escaped its enclosure and attacked the... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:40:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471810 2008-05-16T01:40:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466032 Michelle Obama smiles as she greets supporters, during a campaign event at the Botanical Gardens in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Michelle spent two days campaigning in Puerto Rico for her husband, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, D-IL, ahead of the June 1 primary. The... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:15:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466032 2008-05-16T01:15:23Z