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For the annual Quiet Music Festival of Portland, which begins today, the goal is to celebrate calming sounds. The festival gained fame after the show Portlandia featured a Battle Of The Gentle Bands.

The Supreme Court rules that Congress can't make federal funds to nonprofit groups contingent on adopting policies that violate their First Amendment rights.

The jurors said the death of a teenager "weighed heavily on our hearts." But they did what the "law required."

Greg Van Niel is a Cleveland Indians season-ticket holder. But he wasn't sitting in his usual seats when he grabbed four foul balls at yesterday's game at Progressive Field in Cleveland against the Kansas City Royals.

Weather conditions favor the fire that is heading toward the resort town of Idyllwild: Temperatures might soar to 105 degrees Thursday and the humidity could drop below 1 percent.

The move is seen as a step toward liberalizing the country's interest rate regime, giving the market more control. One analyst called it a "big breakthrough in financial reforms."

Police say after negotiations fell apart, a SWAT team stormed the building and fatally shot the suspect.

A White House official called it a "quick check-in." Media reports say the president reminded negotiators to exhibit good will.

The State Department said it made the decision "'out of an abundance of caution." It said that there is the potential that the closures could extend.

After a policy meeting the Federal Reserve also decided to leave its interest rate unchanged. It promised that would be the case, as long as economic conditions demand it.