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President Obama’s decision to openly endorse same-sex marriage won plaudits from advocates worldwide who have been pushing for more liberal laws since the first same-sex couples walked down the aisle… Read more »

Murder and kidnap suspect Adam Mayes claims he is the father of the two young girls he is accused of abducting, his mother-in-law says.

President Obama’s announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage came sooner than planned because of comments made by Vice President Joe Biden, he said in an interview broadcast Thursday.

The wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that went missing during a flight from Jakarta has been found 5,800 feet up an Indonesian volcano.

Two strong explosions rocked Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, killing more than 40 people and leaving residents dashing through bloody streets littered with debris, state media reported.

The wreckage of a Russian passenger airliner that went missing during a demonstration flight over Indonesia has been located in a mountainous area, officials said Thursday.

Another flurry of reactions is likely to follow Thursday when a full interview airs with President Barack Obama endorsing same-sex marriage — the first American president to do so.

A California judge ordered Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers stand trial in the beating death last year of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with a mental illness.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage.

Foes of North Carolina's newly passed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are looking at ways to have it overturned.

Russia's newest civilian airliner, the Sukhoi Superjet-100, disappeared Wednesday from radar screens during a flight over Indonesia. There were 44 passengers aboard.

The Andy Warhol classic painting "Double Elvis (Ferus Type)" sold Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York for $33 million, the auction house said.

The police who are accused of beating Kelly Thomas to death need to be treated the same as any alleged killers — prosecuted, and if convicted, sent to prison.

The primary loss for the longest-serving GOP senator is the latest blow to the political center in the polarized chamber. Nearly half a dozen moderate senators are retiring.

Adam Mayes is wanted in the deaths of a mother and daughter, and the kidnapping of two young sisters. Authorities raised the reward in the case to $175,000.

Railroad ties, cement pilings and other debris reportedly mark the entrance to Marcus and Partricia Faella's rural Florida compound, situated on the edge of a wildlife management area marketed by… Read more »

Jurors will resume deliberations at 10 a.m. ET Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of entertainer Jennifer Hudson.