A multigenerational hit: Student debt traps parents and kids
By JOSH BOAK A college degree practically stamped Andres Aguirre’s ticket to the middle class. Yet at age 40, he’s still paying the price of admission. After a decade of…
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Huckabee to join rally for clerk opposed to gay marriage
By DYLAN LOVAN Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will join protesters at a Tuesday rally outside the jail where a Kentucky clerk is locked in a cell…
With clerk jailed, gay Kentucky couple gets marriage license
By ADAM BEAM A gay couple emerged from a Kentucky county clerk’s office with a marriage license in hand Friday morning, embracing and crying as the defiant clerk who runs…
Federal judge orders Kentucky clerk and her staff to court
By CLAIRE GALOFARO A county clerk who invoked “God’s authority” as she defied the U.S. Supreme Court yet again on gay marriage Tuesday refused to resign and now must face…
Same-sex couple cheers gay marriage ruling in Kentucky
By CLAIRE GALOFARO and ADAM BEAM April Miller and Karen Roberts hugged as the news flashed across their television screen, and their hug turned into a brief slow dance across…
Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome
By LISA CORNWELL A YMCA in Ohio excluded a 6-year-old boy from a summer camp and some other programs because he has Down syndrome and treated him hypocritically after using…
Justice Kennedy sent clearer signal in 2013 marriage case
By MARK SHERMAN Two years ago, Justice Anthony Kennedy left little doubt during Supreme Court arguments that a part of the federal anti-gay marriage law was doomed. When the justices…
Gay marriage a difficult issue for GOP White House hopefuls
For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They’re for it. Many Republican VIPs — notably the presidential hopefuls — face a far more complicated landscape. By DAVID…