Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, grew up in Ogden, Utah, far from any NFL city, and became a fan of the Los Angeles Rams because…
The green sea turtle named “Hofesh,” the Hebrew word for “freedom,” swims with its prosthetic fin at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Michmoret, Israel.Ariel Schalit/Associated Press The sea turtle,…
Party trying to end affirmative action while appealing to minorities
Chicago Arab activist under scrutiny from past DETROIT – A Chicago activist might plead guilty in Detroit to failing to tell U.S. immigration officials about her conviction in a deadly…
2014 will be close race; 6 seats can sway Congress
No potential winner is from district with many votes
Mine owners tipped off up to a week before inspection, says lawmaker
Thousands of people welcomed India’s next prime minister in the capital New Delhi on Saturday after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi telling his…
Due to country’s secrecy, news of tragedy came from neighbor Thailand
Polls show the majority supports a united Ukraine
State’s governor signed legislation barring counties from enacting bans
A new survey finds most people agree texting while driving is annoying to other drivers.Pat Wellenback/Associated Press Extremely annoying – according to a survey out Friday. Almost 7 in 10…
The head of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety says a $35 million fine General Motors has agreed to pay for failing to notify federal regulators about safety problems with…
Pastor Randy Eddy-McCain, right, concludes a wedding ceremony at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., for a same-sex couple who did not wish their names used Thursday. Arkansas…
Bharatiya Janata Party supporters wear masks of party leader Narendra Modi after learning he will be the country’s new prime minister.Channi Anand/Associated Press Modi, a career politician whose campaign promised…
SOMA, Turkey – The Turkish government and mining company officials vehemently denied Friday that negligence was at the root of the country’s worst mining disaster, even as opposition lawmakers raised…
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiators will continue meeting to try to reach a final agreement on restricting Iran’s nuclear program and lifting international sanctions against his company.Ronald…
WASHINGTON –The top official for veterans’ health care resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at veterans’ hospitals. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says…
AAA is crediting an improving economy for an expected boost in Memorial Day travel this year. The agency expects 36.1 million will travel 50 miles or more this holiday weekend,…
Jeb Magruder, an aide to President Nixon who spent seven months in prison for his role in covering up the 1972 break-in at Washington’s Watergate complex, died Sunday.Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press…
Colo.’s unemployment level lowest since recession began
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is still reviewing the idea of expanding a program that grants work permits and protection from deportation to immigrants who…
Sixty years after the Supreme Court struck down “separate but equal” schools in America, segregation is back, according to a new report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. According…
President Barack Obama is flanked by outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and his nominee to replace herSylvia Mathews Burwell.Susan Walsh/Associated Press file photo Some experts worry…
Shinsekidu1-i-syn VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said he was “mad as hell” about allegations of severe problems and said he was looking for quick results from a nationwide audit. He rejected…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says his country is an “open war” with al-Qaida as one of the country’s largest offensive against the terror group in…
