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Senator-elect Cory Booker married seven gay couples early Monday, as New Jersey became the 14th state to allow same-sex marriage."It is officially past midnight, marriage is now equal in New Jersey," Booker said to applause and cheers.
Despite the green light to start same-sex marriages in the first minutes of Monday, some New Jersey couples may have to wait several days before they can officially tie the knot -- and other marriages apparently are being stifled by government authorities who aren’t sure how to proceed.
A man who lived on the same block as the late Cleveland serial rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro will appear in court Monday on kidnapping, rape and murder charges after county prosecutors released a 293-count indictment, officials said.Elias Acevedo, Sr.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts medical examiner's office determined that cyanide poisoning killed an alleged extortion victim of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger who had hoped to testify at Bulger's trial, prosecutors said Sunday.
Same-sex couples across New Jersey are preparing to wed in the first minutes of Monday, the sudden spoils of a legal fight that firmly swung their way last week.The state Supreme Court refused Friday to delay a lower court order for the state to begin recognizing same-sex marriages at 12:01 a.m.
A tip from a “close associate” led Florida law enforcement to two men who escaped prison by way of forged release documents, and investigators hope to find and arrest the people who helped the men hide, officials said Sunday.
Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama's signature legislation.
Five people were killed when two motorcycles collided with an SUV in south-central Pennsylvania near the Maryland line.
