The Supreme Court Is Hearing A Heartbreaking Adoption Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't usually take on family law cases, but today it's making an exception and hearing an adoption dispute over an American-Indian toddler named Veronica.The fight centers on...
View ArticleFront Pages Across The Nation Mourn The Boston Terror Attack
The front pages of America's newspapers provide a raw glimpse into the collective hearts of people everywhere following Monday's deadly Boston attack.The bomb blasts occurred just before 3 p.m. EST,...
View Article'All Clear' Given At Boston's Logan Airport After Police Stop Flight
A U.S. Airways flight 1716 from Philadelphia to Boston has been unloaded on the tarmac of Boston's Logan Airport as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reporting a 'security incident,' WCVB...
View ArticleCalifornia Teen Woke Up With Drawings On Her Body After Alleged Assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Waking in a friend's bedroom after drinking too much at a sleepover, 15-year-old Audrie Pott looked down and realized she had been sexually assaulted and her attackers had...
View ArticleOBAMA: Boston Marathon Explosions Are Being Investigated As An 'Act Of Terror'
President Barack Obama confirmed Tuesday that the Boston Marathon explosions are being investigated as an "act of terror," addressing members of the press one day after the fatal blasts that killed...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Allegedly Trading McDonald's For Sex
A New Mexico man was arrested after police said he allegedly bought a woman a meal at McDonald's in exchange for sex. Donald Jones, 58, picked up the woman in an area known for prostitution, local...
View ArticleHawaii Bed and Breakfast Broke The Law By Denying A Room To Lesbians
The Aloha Bed & Breakfast broke the law when it turned away a lesbian couple from California because they were gay, a judge ruled in Hawaii.Hawaii's First Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Seems Highly Skeptical That Biotech Can 'Patent Nature'
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of biotech companies patenting human genes, in a huge genetics case heard on Monday.The case turns on two Myriad Genetics patents for isolated genes that show...
View ArticleSUZE ORMAN: The US Tax Code Is 'A Travesty' For Gay Couples
Personal finance expert Suze Orman took a break from her soap box at CNBC on Monday to speak candidly about her experience as a gay taxpayer in America. "There is such discrimination [in our tax code],...
View ArticleThere's A Huge Court Fight Over California's Ban On Therapy To Make People...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court is to hear arguments Wednesday on whether a first-of-its-kind law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals in California from offering therapies...
View ArticleThe Senate Gun Control Bill Is On Its Deathbed
On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, stood in the same room as House Speaker John Boehner. Together, they dedicated a room in...
View ArticleActivists Are Using The Kermit Gosnell Murder Trial To Push A Whole Slew Of...
The horrifying murder trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has brought the hot-button issue of abortion into the national spotlight, raising questions about whether the case could have...
View ArticleJustice Scalia Explains Why A Landmark Civil Rights Law Is 'Racial Entitlement'
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made headlines when he called the Voting Rights Act a "racial entitlement," and now he's revealing the rationale behind that inflammatory comment.The high court is...
View ArticleFormer Governor Mark Sanford's Ex-Wife Accuses Him Of Trespassing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's ex-wife has accused him of trespassing at her home in violation of their divorce settlement, and a judge set a hearing two days after...
View ArticleHARRY REID: Voting To Save Lives Is 'More Important Than Preventing Imagined...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he would support a new ban on assault weapons as an amendment to pending gun control legislation. ""I will vote for Dianne Feinstein's assault...
View ArticleObama's Proposed Student Loan Debt Remedy Comes With A Hidden Trap
America's student loan debt problem is nothing new: For years, the media has been offering up a flood of stories about people facing decades of debt repayment and crushing interest rates.But with...
View ArticleLetter Sent To Obama Tests Positive For The Poison Ricin
A letter addressed to President Obama has initially tested positive for the poisonous substance ricin, according to White House officials.The White House held a press conference to address the...
View ArticleIRS Gives Boston Marathon Victims A Welcome Tax Extension –– With A Catch
The IRS has released more information about its tax extension for Boston residents and anyone impacted by Monday's brutal terrorist attack. The new deadline to file and pay taxes is July 15, but...
View ArticleStephen Colbert's Inspiring Tribute To The Boston Marathon Victims
Stephen Colbert opened up his show last night with a rousing monologue touting the people of Boston's strength and generosity in the wake of an attack that left three dead and more than one hundred...
View ArticleBomb Squad Called To Senate Office Buildings
A bomb squad is working at Hart and Russell Senate office buildings after suspicious envelopes were sent to the third floors of each building, Politicoreports.Sen. Richard Shelby's office has confirmed...
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