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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been ordered to undergo psychiatric tests, meaning his murder trial will be on hold for a while — possibly for two months. The prosecution asked for the evaluation after an expert witness testified that the double-amputee has had an anxiety disorder since childhood and it may have influenced his judgment when he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year on Valentine's Day.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nine o'clock Friday. That's the deadline a federal judge has given Idaho to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale ruled last night that Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. But Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter already has said he intends to appeal the case, meaning an appellate court could still put the weddings on hold.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will travel to New York's Tappan Zee Bridge today to try to pressure Congress into injecting more cash into the nation's infrastructure. In addition to calling on lawmakers to back his transportation plan, the White House says Obama will promote efforts to cut red tape and delays in permitting. The Tappan Zee Bridge was built nearly 60 years ago and is in dire need of replacement.
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Some Nigerian citizens who say they're frustrated with their government's response to the Islamic militant group Boko Haram (BOH'-koh hah-RAHM') are becoming vigilantes. Residents and a security official say some villagers in the area where Boko Haram operates have killed and arrested members of Boko Haram after learning of an impending attack by the militants. Boko Haram is still holding 276 of the school girls members kidnapped a month ago.
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy took a trip today to the Japanese nuclear plant devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Kennedy wore a yellow helmet and a white protective suit as she was shown around the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant for about three hours. The plant was damaged beyond repair and decommissioning the reactors is expected to take decades.
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