U.S. Headlines from the Associated Press

Gay marriage wins final legislative approval in Washington state (Reuters) Reuters - A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday in a largely party-line vote that moved the state to the cusp of becoming the seventh in the nation to recognize same-sex nuptials. Fraught relationship preceded lacrosse player's death (Reuters) Reuters - Prosecutors in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend said on Wednesday her death was the drunken culmination of a deteriorating relationship. Mississippi executes murderer who claimed to have mental illness (Reuters) Reuters - A Mississippi man convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies was executed on Wednesday by lethal injection, becoming the first person to be put to death in the state this year, a corrections official said. Even Counterfeiters Are Trading Down These Days (Time.com) Time.com - Faux luxury goods have been a scourge of high-end manufacturers for years The Lesson of the Komen/Planned Parenthood Brouhaha (Time.com) Time.com - Nothing entices the right -- and the left -- like a battle over a woman's body New York to pay $15 million in wrongful loitering arrests (Reuters) Reuters - New York City has agreed to pay a total of $15 million in compensation to some 22,000 people who were illegally arrested or issued citations over three decades under loitering laws long ago ruled unconstitutional, according to a class-action settlement. NRC sets vote on Georgia nuclear reactors (AP) AP - Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation. Analysis: Obama contraceptive mandate has a price (AP) AP - The Obama administration's new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers' birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign. Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear (AP) AP - The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed. After years of bad blood and an international impasse over Iran's disputed nuclear program, why does the threat of war seem so suddenly upon us? US jobs gap between young and old is widest ever (AP) AP - Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.

Texoma Headlines

Oklahoma Public Safety officials seek more funding Last Updated: 10:48 PM 02/08/12 - DURANT, OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma Highway patrol along with other safety agencies work everyday to keep people safe. But after steep budget cuts over the past few years, officials are asking lawmakers for more funding. (Full Story)

Marshall county man in critical condition Last Updated: 10:08 PM 02/08/12 - KINGSTON, OK-A Madill man, injured in a car accident Wednesday afternoon, is in critical condition in an Oklahoma City hospital. (Full Story)

Former Texoma coach killed in crash Last Updated: 9:55 PM 02/08/12 - GRADY COUNTY, OK-A Wynnewood man and former Paul's Valley coach was killed in an accident in Grady County Tuesday. (Full Story)

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