Clerk in gay-marriage fight back to work Friday or Monday
By ADAM BEAM After a five-day stint in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will return to work as soon as…
Government appointments and nominations
Greece moves closer to announcement of early election date
By ELENA BECATOROS Greece came one step closer on Thursday to early elections with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos appointing the head of the country’s Supreme Court as caretaker prime minister to…
Obama: Critics of Iran nuclear deal ‘selling a fantasy’
President Barack Obama assailed critics of his Iran nuclear deal Wednesday as “selling a fantasy” to the American people, warning Congress that blocking the accord would damage the nation’s credibility…
Man accused of dismembering stripper to act as own attorney
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY A man accused of killing and dismembering a stripper after police say he and his girlfriend lured her from a club in the New Orleans French Quarter…
Burundi Red Cross: 6 killed in anti-president protests
By ANDREW NJUGUNA,and RODNEY MUHUMUZA At least six people have been killed in clashes between police and civilians demonstrating against the Burundian president’s bid for a third term, a spokesman…
Trafficking deal clears path for attorney general vote
By ERICA WERNER Senate leaders announced a deal Tuesday to move forward on a stalled human trafficking bill, clearing the way for a vote on President Barack Obama’s attorney general…
Paul won’t spell out abortion ban exceptions
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a newly declared Republican presidential candidate, is dodging a central question about abortion: What exceptions, if any, should be made if the procedure…
High court takes up major fight over health law subsidies
By MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court convened Wednesday to hear arguments in a major test of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul that threatens insurance coverage for millions of people. The…