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This month, the Supreme Court will likely rule on the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, marking a historic moment for the issue of marriage equality in the United States.
An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court intervened.
An Ohio man who confessed in a online video to killing a man in a drunk driving accident surprised the court by pleading not guilty Wednesday afternoon.The defendant, Matthew Cordle, 22, released an almost four-minute long video on YouTube Sept. 3, which has now been viewed more than 1.
Hareth Andrade-Ayala, a former Union Summer participant and DREAMer who came to the AFL-CIO Convention to read her poem, "America," was hoping she could ask President Barack Obama a very important question: Will you please stop the deportation of my father?But, she realized, actions speak louder than words, and asked the delegates to stand in solidarity with her father. Then something really cool happened. Watch the video in the post to see.
An iPad that George Zimmerman's wife used to record him during a confrontation is too badly damaged to quickly retrieve footage that Florida cops need before they decide whether to charge anyone, a police spokesman said Wednesday."It's in really bad shape," Lake Mary, Fla.
When American University graduate Elyse Barletta, 27, was looking for a full-time nannying position recently in Charlotte, N.C., three families wanted to hire her — all were impressed by her college education.
As Northern California fire crews were out battling the raging Morgan Fire near Mount Diablo this weekend, someone was rifling through their station and stealing their stuff.Firefighters returned to Station No.
President Barack Obama intends to nominate former deputy attorney general James Comey to succeed Robert Mueller as FBI Director, sources familiar with the decision told NBC News.Comey, a Republican who served under President George W. Bush, would take over after Mueller steps down in September.
Yesterday, we asked AFL-CIO Convention delegates and attendees by text message what their favorite part of the convention has been so far. Here's what they said.
