Shell scales back Arctic drilling this summer
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A Shell drilling ship drifts near shore on Unalaska Island, Alaska, on July 14. ship lost its mooring but did not ground and was not damaged, the Coast Guard said.
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A Shell drilling ship drifts near shore on Unalaska Island, Alaska, on July 14. ship lost its mooring but did not ground and was not damaged, the Coast Guard said.
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Gay marriage advocates cheer during a rally outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco moments before hearing that judges had struck down Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, on Feb. 7, 2012.
A black couple in Mississippi say they were forbidden to wed at the predominantly white church they attend. WLBT's David Kenney reports.
Mississippi congregations rally together in a town where a black couple were told they couldn't marry in a "white" church. WLBT's Roslyn Anderson reports.
A drought is now gripping more than half of the nation, with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor showing some of the worst areas are expanding. In Tennessee, crops are dying and families are struggling to face the losses. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.
America's ongoing drought disaster is getting worse before it gets better. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
Heat wave continues across much of the nation as more than half the country is dealing with a moderate drought conditions. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
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Army Sgt. Adam Holcomb, right, of Youngstown, Ohio, speaks with his defense attorney Capt. Dennis Hernon as they leave the Fort Bragg Courthouse in Fayetteville, N.C. on July 24.
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A portrait of U.S. Army Private Danny Chen is displayed during his funeral procession in New York October 13, 2011.
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Stephen Ivens is seen in this undated photograph provided by the Burbank Police Department.
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Phil Fung, right, holds hands with Shawn Klein during their marriage ceremony in the Empire State Building in New York, on Feb. 14, 2012.
Chris Myers, who was swimming with his son, suffered severe lacerations to his legs and ankles in a suspected shark attack at Ballston Beach in Truro, Mass.
Myers is treated after a suspected shark attack Monday at Ballston Beach in Truro, Mass., on Cape Cod.
Grave robbers broke into a mausoleum in New Jersey and stole the body of woman who died in 1996.
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Drew Peterson, seen in a May 2009 file photo, is charged with the murder of his third wife.
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Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting Trayvon Martin, is seen in a police mug shot June 12, 2012 in Sanford, Fla.
Philadelphia police uncover a video of man allegedly abusing kittens, during a shooting investigation. WCAU's Claudia Rivero reports.
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Chick-fil-A, with more than 1,600 outlets mainly in the southern United States, has become the target of gay rights activists and their allies after president Dan Cathy made his views about gay marriage explicitly clear.
Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy kicked up a debate about gay marriage following an interview he gave to the Biblical Recorder.
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The Berenstain family wrote on its website that it did not know about the controversy surrounding Chick-Fil-A and gay marriage until July 25. The site no longer includes the statement from HarperCollins.
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The Rev. Fred Luter, head of the Southern Baptist Convention, said a Mississippi pastor's decision to cancel an African-American couple's wedding ceremony was "unfortunate," but a situation that all pastors can learn from.
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An AR-15 style rifle is displayed at the Firing-Line indoor range and gun shop on July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colo.
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The American Red Cross said it fell 50,000 units short of its blood donation goals in June. Supplies are at their lowest level in 15 years.
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The tornado that touched down on Colorado's Mount Evans last weekend is the second-highest ever recorded by the National Weather Service.
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Michael Haley, left, the husband of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is being deployed to Afghanistan for a year. Haley is a first lieutenant in the South Carolina National Guard.
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President Barack Obama walks from Marine One after returning to the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2012.
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The trial of former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson, who was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the drowning death of his former wife Kathleen Savio, is set to begin Tuesday.
Officials said Tiffany Hurd was seen attemping to get in the jail by climbing a barb wire fence.
Suspect James Holmes, who seemed dazed and unengaged in court last week, on Monday appeared alert and attentive as a judge told him he faced 142 separate felony charges. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.