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The state's attorney general said the constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2004 could not stand a federal constitutional challenge.

Also: The Senate reaches a deal to move presidential nominations forward; Russian financier Mikhail Khodorkovsky is freed after Putin's pardon; a credit rating agency cuts the European Union's rating; and a truck spills thousands of roasts on a Georgia highway, triggering a "ham jam".

A 91-3 vote in the Senate will send the landmark VA legislation, meant to address widespread problems in the VA health care system, to President Obama for his signature.

Also: A new survey finds expensive colleges don't make people happier; the American Legion wants VA Secretary Shinseki to resign over health care problems; and a long-lost Mendelssohn song is found.

On Friday, Pope Francis paid a heartfelt tribute to his predecessor Benedict XVI, saying his faith and teaching had "enriched and invigorated" the…

One of the areas hardest hit by the flooding in Texas was the hill country town of Wimberly. Mayor Steve Thurber explains how his residents are coping in the aftermath.

Last week, 25 stolen archaeological artifacts – some dating back to the first century – were repatriated to Italy. Italy’s Division for the Protection of…

In the mid-1980s, Muhammadu Buhari ruled Nigeria as an iron-fisted military dictator. But today, Buhari represents a transition toward democracy for the…

Also: Chad and Niger open attacks against Boko Haram; a report says international cycling officials ignored doping problems; and the Vatican is told to pay a ransom for stolen Michaelangelo letters.

Also: A purported ISIS video appears to show a child executing a man; the Houston Ship Channel is still partially closed after a collision; and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race is underway.

Also: The Supreme Court hears arguments on the Affordable Care Act and contraception; the Washington State mudslide grows more deadly; and two die in a shooting at the Norfolk Naval Station.

On Thursday President Obama canceled joint military exercises with Egypt – saying U.S. cooperation with that country can't "continue as usual" amid the…