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WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though armed U.S. drones have been flying over Baghdad, a defense official emphasizes that President Barack Obama still hasn't authorized airstrikes against Sunni militants. The official says a handful of Predator drones armed with Hellfire missiles are being used to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has placed a hold on a judge's order striking down Indiana's gay marriage ban, bringing same-sex marriages to a halt and leaving those who've already tied the knot in legal limbo. The Marion County clerk's office in Indianapolis, which handed out 120 marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Friday, had planned to open on Saturday to issue licenses, but announced after the ruling that it would not.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A free-trade deal between Ukraine and the European Union -- the agreement that triggered the bloodshed and turmoil in Ukraine over the past seven months -- has now been signed by Ukraine's new president. Russia is warning of consequences against Ukraine for its decision to link itself to Europe, though Moscow has taken no immediate steps to punish Ukraine or the two other former Soviet Republicans that joined the pact -- Moldova and Georgia. A spokesman says Russia will act to protect its markets only when the agreement takes effect -- and that will take a few months.
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say all indications point to a suicide, in the death of a tea party official. The body of attorney Mark Mayfield was found in the garage of his home today. He was among four men who'd been charged with conspiring to take pictures of the wife of Sen. Thad Cochran in a nursing home.
UNDATED (AP) — His publicist says singer Bobby Womack has died. But there are no other details. Womack's career spanned seven decades and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Womack, who was 70, spoke in 2012 of overcoming drug abuse. Womack, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease two years ago, had been performing recently.
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