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No fatalities after Interstate 5 bridge collapses over river in Washington state

By the Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:34:00 CDT

The bridge carrying the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Wash. has partially collapsed.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.

Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay members; gay leadership ban remains

Marice Richter — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:00 CDT

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that had been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, capping weeks of intense lobbying on both sides, the group said in a statement.

Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived

Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 CDT

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an Oklahoma town and killed 24 people, an astonishingly low toll given the extent of destruction.