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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman is asking the conservative state of Mississippi to recognize her out-of-state gay marriage so that she can get a divorce. Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham (Chick AH’ luh-CHAT’ um) married her wife, Dana Ann Melancon, in California, but the couple lived together in Southaven, Miss., until they separated in 2010. Czekala-Chatham […]
New Jersey is unconstitutionally denying federal benefits to same-sex couples and must allow gay couples to marry, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson sided almost entirely with a group of same-sex couples and gay rights groups who sued the state in July, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A Louisiana pastor was fatally shot as he preached to a crowd of more than 60 during a revival service and a suspect has been arrested, law enforcement officials said Saturday. The shooting at about 8:20 p.m. Friday was at Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish […]
October 1 is looming large for President Barack Obama – and the nation. Four days before a potential government shut down, Republicans are holding Obama’s Affordable Care Act hostage. The budget fight between Democrats and Republicans is all about the Affordable Care Act – or “ObamaCare” as Republicans call it. If Congress doesn’t vote to […]
MIAMI (AP) — Shellie Zimmerman said Thursday that she hasn’t been able to find her estranged husband to serve him divorce papers and that she doesn’t know what he’s capable of because he has changed since he was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Shellie Zimmerman said on NBC’s “Today” Show on Thursday […]
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, AIG CEO Robert Benmosche said that public outrage over the company’s executive bonuses is “sort of like”…
NEW YORK (AP) — Extolling the virtues of Harlem’s rich cultural history, Michelle Obama hosted a luncheon for the spouses of foreign dignitaries Tuesday in the historic New York City neighborhood she described as “quintessentially American.” The first lady spoke to about 50 spouses of chiefs of state and heads of government who are attending […]
Karamba Diaby has broken barriers in Germany as the first Black lawmaker to be elected into the German Parliament. The Huffington Post is reporting that…
The Kenyan mall terrorist attacks were said to have been at the hands of militant Somalian group, al-Shabab. It’s being reported that two or three…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate is on a path toward defeating tea party attempts to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law, despite an overnight talkathon on the chamber’s floor led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. The freshman Cruz and other conservative Republicans were trying to delay a must-pass spending bill, but were virtually […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Navy Yard shooter lied about a previous arrest and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts when he applied for a security clearance in the Navy. Then federal investigators dismissed the omissions, and made one of their own — deleting any reference to Aaron Alexis‘ use of a gun […]
Roland Martin caught up with U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus. A champion for New Orleans, Richmond stressed the importance of forging…
