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Two stories about gay rights are breaking: Leaders of the Boy Scouts are debating whether local troops should be allowed to have gay members and leaders; and the Pentagon is reportedly looking to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of military personnel.

Germany was the world's most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the "Future Orientation Index," which is based on Google searches. Scientists say the index is "strongly correlated" to economic health.

New Zealand economist and environmentalist Gareth Morgan thinks the only way to save the country's endangered birds is to eliminate the house cat, a popular pet on the island.

The first day of the tournament made history, bringing euphoria to some and devastating defeat to others. Davidson suffered a cruel defeat, leading for 39 minutes, having a stunning upset in sight only to lose it in the last chaotic minute.

The killings of the Kaufman County district attorney and his wife come two months after an assistant district attorney for the same county was shot dead a block from his office. Police say they will "assume" the killings are linked "until it's proven otherwise."

Presidents from Cuba to Iran took turns standing guard around Chávez's casket. Chávez will not be interred; instead he'll be on display in perpetuity.

The challenge, launching during the SXSW festival Saturday, asks anyone with an Internet connection to try to create a rocket engine. The 3-D designs can be edited by users around the globe, a model the organizers hope will decrease the cost of space innovation and unleash "untapped potential around the world."

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the resupply mission to the space station experienced a thruster problem, but it has been fixed.

A powerful leadership group — the Catholic Seven — is stepping forward and heading in a bold new direction: basketball. These schools want out of the Big (football) East Conference.

The NHL will shuffle its teams before next season, moving from three divisions in both the Eastern and Western Conferences to a total of four divisions. The league's owners approved the plan Thursday; the players' association gave its OK last week.