http://www.mail.com/subjects/128-family-issues.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/128-family-issues.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2162336-republican-sen-murkowski-supports-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so. Murkowski says she believes same-sex marriage will encourage family values. She says she supports the right of all Americans to marry the person they love. She says allowing gay marriage "keeps politicians out of the most private... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:17:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2162336-republican-sen-murkowski-supports-gay-marriage.html 2013-06-19T16:17:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2159602-romanian-pop-star-claims-manager-beat-up.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a popular singer's claim that she was beaten up by her manager-boyfriend after a dispute over money, prompting a rare debate about domestic violence in this conservative East European nation. Alexandra Stan, whose 2010 hit "Mr. Saxobeat" sold almost 1 million copies in les... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2159602-romanian-pop-star-claims-manager-beat-up.html 2013-06-18T17:10:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2156286-media-study-pro-views-same-sex-marriage.html NEW YORK (AP) — Around the time the U.S. Supreme Court was considering the same-sex marriage issue, news reports had more comments from supporters than opponents, a study released Monday concluded. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism looked at nearly 500 stories on the topic over a two-month period that began just before the cou... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2156286-media-study-pro-views-same-sex-marriage.html 2013-06-17T04:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2153032-st-louis-gunman-was-somali-immigrant.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis businessman who killed three employees before turning the gun on himself was a Somali immigrant, described by friends as an intelligent man who was quick to reach out to other new-arriving Somalis, but who had lingering anger years after the divorce from his first wife. Police say 59-year-old Ahmed Dirir walked into his busi... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2153032-st-louis-gunman-was-somali-immigrant.html 2013-06-14T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151990-pope-wades-diplomatically-gay-marriage-debate.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage." Francis, who vigorously opposed gay marriage in his native Argentina, and Archbishop Justin Welby chatted, prayed and had lunch together at the Vatican in th... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:33:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151990-pope-wades-diplomatically-gay-marriage-debate.html 2013-06-14T15:33:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2149862-rupert-murdoch-files-divorce-wendi-deng.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in the relationship. The matter doesn't alter the succession plan for the media company, which the 82-year-old founder controls through a family trust. Murdoch filed a one-page document Thursday indicating that he was ope... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:16:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2149862-rupert-murdoch-files-divorce-wendi-deng.html 2013-06-13T19:16:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2149694-survey-offers-complex-portrait-lgbt-americans.html NEW YORK (AP) — Even as they acknowledge greater acceptance by society, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are, on average, less happy than other U.S. adults, and many report instances of rejection and harassment, according to a sweeping new survey. The survey, released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, is one of the largest and most deta... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2149694-survey-offers-complex-portrait-lgbt-americans.html 2013-06-13T16:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145984-limits-palestinians-living-with-israeli-spouses.html BARTAA, Israel (AP) — When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their partner will be allowed to live with them. The problem is — many Israeli Arabs, who are ethnically Palestinians, want to marry Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza Strip. But relations bet... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:49:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145984-limits-palestinians-living-with-israeli-spouses.html 2013-06-12T15:49:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146326-uk-top-court-rules-oil-tycoon-divorce.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's top court on Wednesday handed an oil tycoon a costly setback in a divorce case, ruling he must give his ex-wife assets held by companies he owns. In a case with significant implications for wealthy divorcing couples, the Supreme Court ruled that Nigeria-born Michael Prest should surrender seven properties to his English former wife... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146326-uk-top-court-rules-oil-tycoon-divorce.html 2013-06-12T13:45:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145250-daley-set-to-challenge-democratic-governor-ill.html CHICAGO (AP) — A rare intra-party battle began taking shape Tuesday among big-name Democrats in Illinois, as former White House chief of staff Bill Daley positioned himself to try to unseat a governor he blames for failing to resolve the state's financial crisis and other pressing issues. Daley, an adviser to two presidents who hails from Chicago's most f... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145250-daley-set-to-challenge-democratic-governor-ill.html 2013-06-12T01:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144582-calif-readies-return-gay-marriage.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it should happen or if there even will be cause for celebration. Such are the circumstances for same-sex marriage supporters as they await a U.S. Supreme Court decision... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144582-calif-readies-return-gay-marriage.html 2013-06-11T18:12:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2142784-feds-girls-to-morning-after-pill-access.html NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The decision ends a years-long fight between President Barack Obama's administration, which had argued that age limits for the morning-after pill are co... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:56:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2142784-feds-girls-to-morning-after-pill-access.html 2013-06-11T02:56:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2141142-records-turmoil-calif-gunmans.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people during a chaotic spate of violence last week said the shooter's father threatened to kill her on at least two occasions during their tumultuous marriage, according to court records obtained Monday by The Associated Press. In a 1998 request for a restraining order, gunman John ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:04:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2141142-records-turmoil-calif-gunmans.html 2013-06-11T02:04:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2138642-laws-varied-gun-abortion-laws.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means that just how you can exercise those constitutiona... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:12:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2138642-laws-varied-gun-abortion-laws.html 2013-06-08T17:12:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their personal life let alone their personal problems. The Russian president also chose an unusual way to break the news. In an interview with state television late Thursday, he and his wife, Lyudmila Puti... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html 2013-06-07T15:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136270-israels-tel-aviv-holds-annual-gay-pride-parade.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Drag queens, politicians, grandmothers and shirtless men descended on Tel Aviv in their thousands Friday to party in the annual gay pride parade, the 15th march to be held in an Israeli city that has emerged as one of the world's most gay-friendly. Loud dance music beat along the parade's route, with rainbows painted on participant... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:01:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136270-israels-tel-aviv-holds-annual-gay-pride-parade.html 2013-06-07T13:01:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2135166-missouri-man-20-years-triplet-moms-death.html JACKSON, Mo. (AP) — A frustrated judge, begrudging prosecutors and chagrined family members all conceded Thursday that offering a plea deal to a southeast Missouri man accused of killing his estranged wife, a mother of 5-year-old triplets who was missing for almost two years before her body was found last week on an island in the nearby Mississippi River, was inadequate. ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:35:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2135166-missouri-man-20-years-triplet-moms-death.html 2013-06-06T22:35:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2134782-russian-president-putin-wife-divorce.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage. The Putins made the statement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin. "It was our joint decision," Putin said. Lyudmila Putin was rarely seen in public during her husband's long tenu... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2134782-russian-president-putin-wife-divorce.html 2013-06-06T19:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133210-court-to-allow-girls-to-buy-morning-after.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales. The order Wednesday was met with praise from advocates for girls' and women's rights and scorn from social conservatives and other ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:27:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133210-court-to-allow-girls-to-buy-morning-after.html 2013-06-06T07:27:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132686-court-girls-buy-morning-after-pill.html NEW YORK (AP) — Girls of any age can buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The order, the latest in a series of rulings in a complex back-and-forth over access to the drug, was met with praise from advocates for... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:34:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132686-court-girls-buy-morning-after-pill.html 2013-06-06T04:34:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2131166-cheerios-stands-ad-showing-mixed-race-family.html NEW YORK (AP) — A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios. "Mom," says the girl. "Dad told me Cheerios is good for your heart. Is that true?" Cut to dad waking from a nap on the living room couch with a pile of Cheerios on his chest (where his heart is) crunchily cascading to the floor. ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:44:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2131166-cheerios-stands-ad-showing-mixed-race-family.html 2013-06-05T17:44:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2128288-nevada-lawmakers-pass-5-bills-special-session.html CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Sleep-deprived Nevada lawmakers quickly passed all five bills they had to deal with in a special session called overnight by Gov. Brian Sandoval. The Republican ordered the session before dawn Tuesday after lawmakers failed to take final action on a handful of measures in the four-month regulation session that ended just hours ear... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:11:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2128288-nevada-lawmakers-pass-5-bills-special-session.html 2013-06-04T17:11:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2122710-skoreas-gay-film-maker-news-wedding-plans.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first time a South Korean celebrity announced he was gay, in 2000, the reaction was quick and without empathy. Popular actor and entertainer Hong Suk-chon was banished from television and radio programs for three years, and he said in a talk-show interview this year that he regrets coming out. In a legal sense, not much has c... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:19:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2122710-skoreas-gay-film-maker-news-wedding-plans.html 2013-06-01T10:19:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2122904-path-to-illinois-pension-reform-trickier.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn had claimed he was "put on earth" to solve the nation's worst pension crisis, but the goal eluded him once again as lawmakers adjourned their session without addressing the $100 billion burden on the state's struggling economy. On a marathon final day when several other key measures were approved, including... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:04:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2122904-path-to-illinois-pension-reform-trickier.html 2013-06-01T08:04:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2122708-ill-house-adjourns-without-vote-gay-marriage.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After months of fierce on-the-ground campaigning and a last-minute urging from President Barack Obama, a measure that would have made Illinois the 13th state to allow same-sex couples to marry fell short Friday when the sponsor failed to rally enough support to call it for a vote before the Legislature adjourned. The bill's sponso... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:52:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2122708-ill-house-adjourns-without-vote-gay-marriage.html 2013-06-01T03:52:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2121888-police-nevada-woman-faked-marriage-to-dead-racer.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas woman has been accused of forging a marriage certificate so she could keep her racecar-driving boyfriend's possessions after he died three years ago when his Porsche veered off a mountain road in northern Nevada. Allison Lear was arrested on outstanding warrants May 25 at the Hakkasan nightclub at the MGM Grand. She faces char... Fri, 31 May 2013 22:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2121888-police-nevada-woman-faked-marriage-to-dead-racer.html 2013-05-31T22:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121608-chelsea-clintons-mother-in-law-enters-house-race.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law is running to recapture the Philadelphia-area U.S. House seat that she lost almost 20 years ago, a defeat ascribed to her vote for then-President Bill Clinton's budget proposal that increased taxes on the wealthy. Marjorie Margolies filed paperwork Thursday to run in the crowded Democratic Party prima... Fri, 31 May 2013 21:16:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121608-chelsea-clintons-mother-in-law-enters-house-race.html 2013-05-31T21:16:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120688-gay-rights-cases-trail-obama-africa.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's trip to Africa next month may result in a stark juxtaposition between the growing power of the gay rights movement in the U.S. and the criminalization of homosexuality throughout the African continent. Obama is scheduled to be in Africa in late June and early July — the same period in which the Supreme Court is l... Fri, 31 May 2013 07:45:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120688-gay-rights-cases-trail-obama-africa.html 2013-05-31T07:45:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118672-nigeria-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-marriage-bill.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any "public show" of affection by a same-sex couple. Representatives appeared to unanimously approve the proposal in a voice vote, sending it ... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:12:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118672-nigeria-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-marriage-bill.html 2013-05-30T20:12:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119082-poll-2-5-women-would-consider-parenting-solo.html As Christy Everson was nearing age 40, she made a decision: She wanted to have a child, even though she was single and it meant doing it all alone. Her daughter, conceived via a sperm donor, is now 2 1/2 years old, and Everson hopes to have a second child. "Was it worthwhile? Well, I'm thinking of doing it again, aren't I?" she says. Everson and women lik... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119082-poll-2-5-women-would-consider-parenting-solo.html 2013-05-30T20:12:20Z