"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman

(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.

Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK

(Reuters) - A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with President John F. Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book to be published on Wednesday.

U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has granted prison doctors four more months to attempt to restore the mental competency of the man charged with a deadly shooting spree in Arizona that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords last year.

U.S. court to rule Tuesday on California gay marriage

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will rule on Tuesday on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, the court said.

Dozens of Washington DC workers probed in benefits fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 130 Washington DC municipal employees may have scammed the city by collecting jobless benefits while still at work, the District of Columbia said on Monday, in the latest scandal to hit the local government.

Accused California homeless killer charged in two more murders

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran already accused in the serial killings of four Orange County transients was charged on Monday with two more murders -- the October stabbing deaths of a high school friend's mother and brother.

Record 129 dolphins stranded at Cape Cod this year

BOSTON (Reuters) - A record 129 Common dolphins have beached themselves along the scenic shores south of Boston since January 12, leading researchers to look beyond the hook-shaped geography of Cape Cod for definitive answers why so many animals are getting stranded.

Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.

Super Bowl TV audience reaches record 111.3 million

(Reuters) - A record 111.3 million viewers watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday, just beating the 2011 TV audience for the game, according to ratings data on Monday.

Powerful Pennsylvania lawmaker found guilty of corruption

HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - State Representative H. William DeWeese, one of Pennsylvania's longest-serving and most influential lawmakers, was found guilty on Monday of theft and criminal conspiracy stemming from his use of state employees to campaign for him for free.