Rhode Island appears poised to become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a legislative panel voted Tuesday to forward same-sex marriage legislation to the full House for a final - and largely procedural - vote.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island appears poised to become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a legislative panel voted Tuesday to forward same-sex marriage legislation to the full House for a final — and largely procedural — vote.

Tens of thousands of low-paid workers took to the streets on May Day to demand higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions a week after a Bangladesh garment factory building collapse killed hundreds - a grim reminder of how lax safety regulations make going to work a danger in many poor countries.

More than 50 bands will help keep the party rolling for 24 hours during the O Music Awards.

New Jersey's GOP governor spends $1.2 million to air first re-election campaign ad.

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he's expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development.

How Amanda Knox’s portrait of prison life is changing

Kenneth Faried would like to punch a hole in Mark Jackson's theory that he's a dirty player who tried to hurt Stephen Curry.

Ferry and train services in Greece have ground to a halt as unions hold a strike for May Day.

Oh, too casually, Jonathan Quick fiddled with the puck behind the net. Switching from backhand to forehand, last year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP was set to re-load a Los Angeles Kings' power play that had more than three minutes left to decide overtime.

Kenneth Faried would like to punch a hole in Mark Jackson's theory that he's a dirty player who tried to hurt Stephen Curry.

Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a weaker recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Shares in other regions were poised to post gains, however.

Mike Trout has been coming around lately for the Los Angeles Angels. Now, the pitching staff needs to join in.

Mike Trout has been coming around lately for the Los Angeles Angels. Now, the pitching staff needs to join in.

Michelle Obama to star at a book signing

Oxfam and Action Aid have criticised the UK after ministers announced that direct aid to South Africa will stop in 2015.

A small patch of prairie sits largely unnoticed off a desolate road in southwestern South Dakota, tucked amid gently rolling hills and surrounded by dilapidated structures and hundreds of gravesites - many belonging to Native Americans massacred more than a century earlier.

Developers in Seattle have been leading the U.S. in building hundreds of tiny apartments - some about the size of a generous parking spot - to cater to solo young workers, retirees who prefer city living, students and others looking to downsize.

Developers in Seattle have been leading the U.S. in building hundreds of tiny apartments - some about the size of a generous parking spot - to cater to solo young workers, retirees who prefer city living, students and others looking to downsize.

Israel's military says soldiers have dispersed settlers and Palestinians who were throwing rocks at each other in the West Bank following the killing of a settler there.