2. Same-sex marriages could begin in Oregon today. A judge is set to issue a ruling on a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s gay marriage ban.

 

3. Floods and landslides are creating a new danger for residents of southeast Europe’s Balkans region. The area’s worst floods in more than a century are disturbing landmines from the 1990’s war in the former Yugoslavia and washing away their warning signs.

 

4. Strong winds are fanning a wildfire that’s growing near Reno, Nevada. Fire fighters are going into by helicopter since roads don’t reach much of the wildness area.