Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…
Social issues
Manning says gender ID dispute could go to court
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – In this July 30, 2013, file photo, Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, then-Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md.,…
Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and COLLEEN LONG FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, police officers take a report from a woman who had her phone stolen in the…
Indonesian laborers go on nationwide pay strike
Indonesian workers march during a rally against low wages in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct 31, 2013. Thousands of workers staged the rally demanding the Jakarta government to set a new…
How to make sense of 4 families slain in 4 days?
By JESSE WASHINGTON FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, Terrence Walker of Forney, Texas, the brother of 36-year-old Charles Everett Brownlow Jr., stands in front of…
Children rescued after bus topples into Kan. creek
By ROXANA HEGEMAN This image provided by KAKE-TV shows a school bus after it toppled into a creek, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 in Douglass, Kan. Ten Kansas children and a…
Ruling halts abortions at third of Texas’ clinics
By CHRIS TOMLINSON FILE – In this July 15, 2013 file photo, two signs that read “Who Lobbied For This?” and “We Need Healthcare Options, Not Obstacles” are held by…
Colo official: Saudi inmate investigated in death
By DAN ELLIOTT FILE – In this May 12, 2006 file photo, Sarah Khonaizan. left, and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki, both Saudi citizens, arrive at the Arapahoe County courthouse in…