Heitkamp, Donnelly now support gay marriage
Two freshman Democratic senators from conservative states, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, have joined the growing chorus ...

Madonna and her children visit Malawi orphanage
Hundreds of orphans welcomed Madonna and her children with song and dance on Wednesday during their visit to the orphanage where the pop star adopted ...

A rare Republican, Sen. Collins remains optimistic
She is alone in a political class facing extinction on Capitol Hill. Yet, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine personifies the moderation that national ...
Prosecutor: Wis. dad killed girls to hurt ex-wife
The day his ex-wife could legally remarry, Aaron Schaffhausen hopped aboard a train and left North Dakota to go back to Wisconsin. The next day, he ...

Transgender man plans to keep seeking divorce
A transgender Arizona man whose divorce request was rejected after his marriage was declared invalid plans to keep trying to get his 9-year union ...

GOP Sen. Kirk announces support for gay marriage
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage — a move that also could shift the ...
Bravo has new series coming on newlyweds, divorce
Bravo has new series coming on two sides of marriage: the newlywed year and divorce. The network said Tuesday that a new series, "Newlyweds: The First ...
Pa. Sen. Casey says he now supports gay marriage
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that he favors gay marriage, the latest of several lawmakers to change positions on the issue now ...

Sen. Flake sees GOP contender backing gay marriage
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says it is "inevitable" that his party will see one of its own run for president while supporting gay marriage. The Arizona ...
Pa. couple deny mistreatment of Russian teen
A couple from the Philadelphia area say they are shocked and hurt by accusations of mistreatment by an adopted son who left and went back to Russia.

Hasty embrace for some lawmakers on gay marriage
As the Supreme Court considered two landmark cases on gay marriage this week, the flood of activity across the street in the Capitol was not lost on ...

Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — ...

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'
When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her wife, she asked for a pin instead of a ring. A ring would have ...

Gay marriage at high court: How a case can fizzle
Late in the oral argument over same-sex marriage in California, Justice Anthony Kennedy made a startling comment, given the months of buildup and ...

A boost for gay marriage: Justices question US law
Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal ...

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media
Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of ...
Autopsy: Dead Russian adoptee bruised all over
A 3-year-old adopted by a West Texas couple had more than 30 bruises and other marks on his body as well as signs that he was routinely injured by ...

In Russia, teen complains of adoptive US parents
A teenager adopted by an American couple has returned to Russia, claiming that his adoptive family treated him badly and that he lived on the streets ...

Excerpts of Calif. gay marriage case at high court
Excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, from a transcript released ...

Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the ...

High court gay marriage tickets cost time, money
The most expensive ticket to "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway: $477. The face value of a great seat for this year's Super Bowl: $1,250.

Berezovsky's billions: How the tycoon lost so much
How do you burn through billions? The death of Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found Saturday inside his upscale English home, has refocused ...

Military's same-sex couples seek overturn of DOMA
The death certificate read "single," even though the fallen soldier was married. When it came time to inform the next of kin, casualty officers did ...
Roberts' gay cousin to attend Prop 8 argument
A woman from California says she and her lesbian partner will attend the gay marriage argument at the Supreme Court, courtesy of her cousin, Chief ...