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In Blog Post, Bristol Palin Criticizes President's Daughters for Influencing Him on Same-Sex Marriage

By UCN on May 10, 2012 8:37 AM

Bristol Palin listens to her mother former Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin address the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, on February 11, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)

Bristol Palin attacked the first family for influencing President Obama on gay marriage in a blog post suggesting that it is inappropriate for a president to be swayed by their family when making policy decisions.

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Deion Sanders Receives Temporary Custody of His Children, Estranged Wife Ordered to Stay Away

By UCN on May 8, 2012 12:55 PM

In a May 12, 2008 photo Deion Sanders and Pilar Sanders attend the NBC Universal Experience at Rockefeller Center in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

A Texas judge ordered Deion Sanders' estranged wife on Monday to stay at least 500 yards away from the former NFL star's suburban Dallas home in a ruling stemming from a scuffle between the pair last month.

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Oldest Son of Mitt and Ann Romney Has Twin Boys Through Surrogate

By UCN on May 5, 2012 5:06 PM

Republican Presidential Candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hugs his son Tagg Romney during a gathering at Surburban Collection Showcase after winning both the Michigan and Arizona primaries February 28, 2012 in Novi, Michigan.(Bill Pugliano/Getty Images North America)

Tagg Romney, Mitt and Ann Romney's oldest son, announced the birth of twin boys Friday -- born through a surrogate.

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Oklahoma State Supreme Court Tosses 'Personhood' Initiative Petition

By UCN on May 1, 2012 5:41 PM

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an initiative petition to have personhood declared at conception is void and called the measure unconstitutional.

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New York 9-Year-Old Shot In Foot While Walking Home from Church

By UCN on April 29, 2012 5:32 AM

Jose Cabrera wishes the bullet had hit him instead of little Dulce, 9, near Belmont-Sutter Houses. (BRYAN PACE/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

A 9-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of a Brooklyn shootout proudly recalled Friday how she didn't shed a tear after a bullet went through her foot.

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Terry Jones Threatens to Burn Qurans, Images of Prophet Mohammed if Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadakhani Is Not Released from Jail

By UCN on April 24, 2012 7:15 AM

U.S. pastor Terry Jones, a self-professed scourge of Islam, has threatened to "burn Qurans and images of Prophet Mohammed" if a Christian religious leader in Iran is not released from jail, he announced on his organization's website this week.

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Wife of Thomas Kinkade Seeks Restraining Order Against Painter's Girlfriend

By UCN on April 23, 2012 9:59 AM

There's a new twist in the aftermath of the death of Thomas Kinkade, the artist called the "Painter of Light."

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Invisible Children Moves Forward with Next Step After "Kony 2012" Success

By UCN on April 18, 2012 6:12 AM

Ugandans watch the premiere of "Kony 2012," a 30-minute YouTube film created by the nonprofit group Invisible Children, in Lira district, an area 234 miles north of Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday.

When the activist group Invisible Children released a video last month about African warlord Joseph Kony's abuse of children and other atrocities, leaders hoped 500,000 people would see it online and donate money to their fight against him. That video has been viewed 106 million times.

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Case of Teacher Fired from Christian School Because of Pregnancy Goes Before Court

By UCN on April 10, 2012 3:32 PM

After fourth-grade teacher Jarretta Hamilton went to the principal of her Christian school with the news she was pregnant, he responded: You're fired.

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Memorial Held for Slain Oikos University Students

By UCN on April 10, 2012 3:24 PM

Oakland Police Officer Joe Kroushour on Wednesday straightens a sign at Oikos University near a memorial for the shooting victims. (Jane Tyska / Oakland Tribune / April 4, 2012)

The founder of an Oakland college where a gunman went on a deadly shooting rampage says the school's been encouraged by an outpouring of support from around the world.

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