The judge sends jurors back to deliberations to work through their differences.

The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.

The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America has started its meeting in which members of its national council are to decide whether to change the group's long-standing ban on openly gay boys.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America has started its meeting in which members of its national council are to decide whether to change the group's long-standing ban on openly gay boys.

Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country."

Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country."

The judge sends jurors back to deliberations to work through their differences.

By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network vulnerabilities, Moore said he found the sensors last month while analyzing information in huge, publicly available databases of Internet-connected devices. "We know that systems are exposed and vulnerable. ...

Ibragim Todashev was linked to bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder.

Ibragim Todashev was linked to bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder.

CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the "Apprentice" star whom he said lied on the witness stand.

CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the "Apprentice" star whom he said lied on the witness stand.

By Catherine Koppel Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also told her lawyers to quit the proceedings. ...

By Catherine Koppel Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also told her lawyers to quit the proceedings. ...

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer. The campaign, which so far appears on the Internet and in Washington-area newspapers, is Dish's most public lobbying effort yet against Japan-based SoftBank Corp. Dish has been pushing the national security angle hard in Washington. ...

Investigators continue to search for a 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted this week.

Investigators continue to search for a 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted this week.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

IRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress.

IRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress.

The artist released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video.

The artist released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video.

The man was identified as Ibragim Todashev.

The man was identified as Ibragim Todashev.

What are the odds of finding your true love?

What are the odds of finding your true love?

The twister cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.

The twister cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.