President Barack Obama pledges to strengthen U.S.-European relations, citing rifts stemming from the Iraq war. The president, speaking at a town hall meeting in France before heading to Germany, also urges support for his policies to fight terrorism worldwide.

Iowa's top court tosses a state law against same-sex marriage, saying it violates the state constitution. That makes Iowa the third state in the nation where gay marriage is legal. Marriage licenses will probably be available for same-sex couples in about three weeks, when the ruling is expected to take effect.

A Massachusetts woman allegedly stabs her 2-year-old daughter 100 times with a pair of scissors in the laundry room of an apartment complex. "Kill, kill, I have to kill you, die, die," a resident says he hears her yell. Most of the wounds are superficial, and the girl is expected to recover.