
Chick-fil-A makes another statement on controversy
Chick-fil-A is once again in the public relations fryer. The controversy flared up this week when a Chicago politician said the company was no longer ...

Furor fades a year after military's gay ban lifted
They are images Americans had never seen before. Jubilant young men and women in military uniforms marching beneath a rainbow flag in a gay-pride ...

Zimbabwe PM: I have found true love
Zimbabwe's prime minister said at his marriage ceremony Saturday that he had to date several women to find the one he truly loves. Prime Minister ...

African-American Christians waver over vote
Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to ...

In Niger, child marriage on rise due to hunger
Each day before the reaping, the 11-year-old girl walked between the stunted stalks of millet with a sense of mounting dread. In a normal year, the ...

Pro sports more gay-friendly as athletes speak out
NFL punters are only seen on fourth down and heard from less than that. But with Minnesota voters weighing whether to ban gay marriage this fall, ...

Poll: Strong support for campaign spending limits
Americans don't like all the cash that's going to super political action committees and other outside groups that are pouring millions of dollars into ...

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH ...
More states challenge US anti-gay marriage law
Vermont's attorney general says the state is the latest to ask an appeals court to rule that the federal law defining marriage as between a man and ...

Mich. lovebirds rescued after elaborate proposal
Two Michigan sheriff's deputies can expect wedding invitations in their future for rescuing a couple who became stranded on an island during a ...
Obama faces obstacles in holding North Carolina
Keeping North Carolina in the Democratic column this year may prove hard for President Barack Obama. North Carolina's unemployment rate is among the ...

At Democratic convention, record presence for gays
The Democratic National Convention is a watershed event for America's gay rights movement, which never before has been embraced so warmly by a major ...

He's her man: First lady says 'we can trust' Obama
First lady Michelle Obama lovingly praised her husband Tuesday night in a prime-time Democratic Convention speech as a devoted spouse and caring ...

Democratic platform focuses on fixing the economy
Democrats approved a party platform at their national convention Tuesday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier ...

Democrats open 2012 convention
Democrats have called their national convention to order and delegates will soon move to adopt a party platform that calls for higher taxes on ...

Dems open convention playing defense of Obama
Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America's best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking ...

Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights
Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier ...
How do voters assess candidates' '2 visions'?
It's the mantra we will hear endlessly in the coming weeks: Americans face a "stark choice" come November. It is a choice, as President Barack Obama ...

Palestinians chip away at male divorce monopoly
For decades, Palestinian women seeking to divorce their husbands risked years of miserable, expensive litigation or lengthy domestic battles as they ...
Democrats encounter bumps on the road to Charlotte
When Democrats from around the country gather next week in Charlotte to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, some may not feel ...

On RNC stage, nettlesome issues unmentioned
Viewers tuning into the Republican National Convention have heard Ann Romney speak lovingly of her husband and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pledge ...

Ann Romney says America can trust her husband
Meet Mitt Romney's sweetheart. Making her national debut, Ann Romney swept onto the stage at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday night and ...

Ann Romney says her husband will lift up America
Meet Mitt Romney's sweetheart. Making her national debut, Ann Romney swept onto the stage at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday night and ...

CONVENTION WATCH: Convention kiss, praising mom
Around the 2012 Republican National Convention and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details to you: ...

GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage
Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, ...