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Anti-porn conference in Utah draws more than 1,200 Among other goals, organizers said the purpose of Saturday's conference was to consider ways to protect children and families from pornography. Speakers included former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Patrick Trueman, former chief of the U.S. Justice Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the Deseret News reported (http://bit.ly/12nmY3g ). "Back when we used to do raids on pornographers in California, we would consistently see a sign in the mail rooms that read, 'Do not ship to Utah,'" Trueman said. Attendees also heard experts address topics such as what teens wish their parents knew about pornography, secrets of the Internet and healing a marriage damaged by pornography.

Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:44 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. The aviation warming level remained at code orange, a step below red, the highest of the four levels, said geologist Kristi Wallace of the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Pavlof is an 8,262-foot volcano located 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from mainland Alaska toward the Aleutian Islands. The weather service in a special statement warned people to avoid excessive exposure to ash, especially if they have respiratory problems, and to protect critical electronics and other equipment from contamination.

Blanks, Venable, Alonso homer in Padres' 13-4 win Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:33 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andrew Cashner pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and Kyle Blanks and Will Venable homered off Dan Haren to lead the San Diego Padres to a 13-4 victory against the Washington Nationals on Sunday and a split of their four-game series. Haren retired the next two batters before Alonso doubled to left-center and scored on rookie Jedd Gyorko's single to left. Blanks then lined Haren's next pitch an estimated 383 feet off the side of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left-field corner for a 7-2 lead. Washington's Adam LaRoche hit an RBI single in the seventh to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games. Nationals OF Bryce Harper sat out a second straight game with a bruised left knee from his collision with the right-field wall at Dodger Stadium last Monday night. . Haren's poor start ended a string of nine consecutive games in which Washington starters allowed two or fewer earned runs.

Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:30 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Less than 24 hours after getting bumped out of the top 24 starting spots, Newgarden and Rahal posted the two fastest four-lap averages on Bump Day, easily earning spots in the race. On a day that lacked the usual drama, tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indy qualifications made it into the 33-car field, though nobody had it easier than the two young American drivers — Newgarden and Rahal. Newgarden, the Tennessee native who finished fifth in Brazil, wanted to take another shot Saturday but was left sitting in qualifying line when the gun sounded at 6 p.m. He had to wait another 18 hours to get a second shot, this time leaving no doubt he belonged. The top Honda qualifier was Canadian Alex Tagliani, the 2011 Indy pole-sitter. After flying back from two races in Spain, the airline lost his HANS device, and after Thursday's crash A.J. Foyt's crew had to rebuild Daly's car. Jourdain's decision certainly made the evening a little less tense for Legge, who was hired Saturday by Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and was sitting in line ready to re-qualify when Jourdain's car was towed back to Gasoline Alley. The day's biggest scare came with about 30 minutes to go in practice when Team Penske driver Will Power tapped the wall with his right rear tire. There was Newgarden, the hotshot 22-year-old who drives for Sarah Fisher, a local favorite; Rahal, the 24-year-old with the familiar last name; and Daly, the new kid on the block with deep ties to the speedway. "The Rahal name, it's a nice perk around here," Graham Rahal said before adding fuel to his budding rivalry with the younger Andretti. —Scotland's Dario Franchitti and Brazil's Helio Castroneves will try to become the first foreign-born four-time winners in Indy history.

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:45 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 The president said his own success was due to the special obligation I felt, as a black man like you, to help those who need it most, people who didn't have the opportunities that I had — because there but for the grace of God, go I. I might have been in their shoes. At New York's Hofstra University, students wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony in honor of Andrea Rebello, one of their colleagues killed by a gunshot early Friday morning.