Obama: Pray for US mudslide victims
Craig TaylorPresident Barack Obama calls on Americans to pray for the victims of a Washington mudslide as the death toll, already at 14, is expected to rise. BBC News – US & Canada
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Rising death toll from US landslide
Rescuers searching the area of Saturday’s massive mudslide in the US state of Washington find eight bodies, with a number of people still missing. BBC News – US & Canada
Michigan gay-marriage ban quashed
Michigan becomes the latest US state in recent months to overturn a ban on gay marriage – in a case brought by two female nurses. BBC News – US & Canada
Anti-gay church founder Phelps dies
Fred Phelps Sr, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, which was widely known for its inflammatory anti-gay protests, has died, his family say. BBC News – US & Canada
FBI ‘aids search for missing plane’
The FBI is aiding Malaysia’s investigation into the disappearance of the airliner missing for more than a week. BBC News – US & Canada
Two dead in Seattle helicopter crash
Two people have been killed when a news helicopter crashed in central Seattle at the foot of the landmark Space Needle, fire officials say. BBC News – US & Canada