The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s ruling on Friday means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans […]readmore
President Barack Obama has faced his share of hecklers in the past seven years, but Wednesday he took on one at a gay pride month reception at the White House, scolding the protester for being disrespectful “in my house.” The heckler had interrupted Obama’s remarks by protesting the detention and deportation of gay, lesbian and […]readmore
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, […]readmore
The U.S. government will no longer threaten to prosecute families who try to negotiate with the captors of Americans being held hostage overseas or pay ransom to win their release, U.S. media reports said. President Barack Obama is expected to soften a U.S. policy when he releases a broad review of U.S. hostage guidelines Wednesday […]readmore
The United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup tournament with a 2-0 win Monday over Colombia in Edmonton, Canada. Star forward Alex Morgan, making her second start of the tournament after returning from a knee injury, scored in the 53rd minute on a low shot from the right side that deflected […]readmore
The governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina has called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol, while the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart announced it would stop selling the flag in stores or online. Governor Nikki Haley reversed her previous position on the flag Monday, saying that […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for his international trade proposals Friday, saying the U.S. must make sure it «writes the rules of the global economy» or watch China do so instead. «And we should do it today, when our economy is in a position of global strength,» President Obama told workers at the headquarters of […]readmore
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate possible civil rights violations by the Baltimore Police Department following the death of a black man while under police custody, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday. The investigation will look for unconstitutional policing practices within the city, such as patterns of excessive force or improper stops and searches. […]readmore
Baltimore will ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the city’s police department employs a pattern of excessive force or discriminatory policing after the death of an African-American man from injuries suffered while in police custody, the mayor said Wednesday. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s request for a probe into possible civil rights violations by the city’s […]readmore
U.S. authorities are trying to determine if there are any connections between the Islamic State group and two gunmen who attacked a contest in Texas where cartoonists drew pictures of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Investigators have been looking at Twitter accounts linked to one of the men as well as electronic devices used by both. […]readmore