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The Kentucky clerk says she asked that her name and title be taken off marriage licenses but that she won't stop her deputies from issuing them. She says she has "great doubts" the licenses are valid.

Thousands of people were placed under evacuation orders after strong winds helped what fire officials are calling the Valley wildfire explode to 50,000 acres in just one day.

Police pursuing terrorists in the desert accidentally fired on a group of tourists, some of whom were identified as Mexican nationals. The ministry of tourism said the group was in a restricted area.

Gilroy also won a Tony Award and a Drama Critic's Circle Award for The Subject Was Roses, a play about a World War II veteran returning home from war. He died Saturday.

After a long weather delay, and in front of a crowd cheering for his opponent, the World No. 1 took home the U.S. Open title. It's his 10th career major, and his third this year.

Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, says he was apprised of the threat during a classified meeting.

The boxing champion retires with a undefeated record matched only by Rocky Marciano.

The Hall of Famer earned the moniker for his rebounding prowess. A 13-time all-star, Malone was also the first player to get drafted to the pros straight from high school.

The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, met in Berlin over the weekend following a two-week cease-fire that appears to have held.

The religiously sensitive site is revered by both Muslims and Jews. Police said Palestinian protesters were planning to disrupt a visit to the Temple Mount by Jewish worshipers and tourists.