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Long-awaited ruling on gay marriage ban due
Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage are anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that considered the question plans to issue ...
Atlanta mayor to speak at University of Ga.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will give a lecture at the University of Georgia in honor of the 1961 desegregation of the institution. Reed will deliver the annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture, named after Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes, who were the first black students to enroll at UGA. The lecture has been ...
DC wax museum to add Harriet Tubman to collection
Descendants of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman will visit The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds in Washington to unveil a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom. Tubman's great-great-great nephew Charles E.T. Ross and Tubman's great-great niece Valery Ross Manokey will visit the wax museum Tuesday ...
Greek party leaders seek deal as bankruptcy looms
Under intense pressure from bailout creditors, Greek party leaders on Tuesday will seek a long-delayed agreement on harsh cutbacks demanded to avoid looming bankruptcy, as a general strike disrupted public services nationwide. Heads of the three parties backing the interim government will confer with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on new ...
Cuccinelli, others want fund to help more kids
Some officials are hoping a fund set up to help catch child sexual predators can be used to help other abused children. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will join lawmakers and law enforcement officials Tuesday to push budget amendments that would direct some money generated from the fund to his office ...
Shocking pictures open LA detective's murder trial
Shocking death pictures of a murdered woman were shown to jurors in the trial of former police detective Stephanie Lazarus — huge close-up portraits of the battered face of Sherri Rasmussen, who died 26 years ago. One eye was swollen shut; the other wide open. Rasmussen's mouth was agape, her ...
SC bill would suspend benefits for drug users
A Houe committee is scheduled to debate a measure that would suspend the unemployment benefits of anyone who fails a drug test as part of a job application. State law already disqualifies workers fired for drug use from collecting unemployment benefits. The proposal before the House Judiciary Committee addresses those ...
NCSU's annual Emerging Issues Forum wrapping up
The annual forum organized by former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt is focusing on how to meet workforce, health care, education and other challenges for the newest generation of state residents. The 27th annual Emerging Issues Forum wraps up Tuesday at the Raleigh Convention Center. There will be presentations from ...
Arpaio faces deadline in appeal in profiling case
Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio face a Friday deadline for filing the opening brief in their appeal of a federal judge's ruling that limited the sheriff's immigration authority. The sheriff's attorneys have already told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that they intend to try to overturn U.S. ...
USC hosts veteran black journalist Hunter-Gault
Veteran black journalist and author Charlayne Hunter-Gault is visiting the University of South Carolina to discuss her experiences during the nation's civil rights movement. Hunter-Gault, who was the first black woman to enroll at the University of Georgia in 1961, is scheduled to speak Tuesday in a dialogue on leadership ...
Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe
The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping their mouths and photographing them in a classroom. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John ...
Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends concerts and tours schools. As Kim Jong Un steps into the role of "supreme commander" less than two months after his father's ...
AP Enterprise: Brown bank regulator an insider
Gov. Jerry Brown's appointee to head the department that oversees banking, financial and consumer regulations in California led a trade association that fought against tighter lending restrictions before the subprime mortgage crisis exploded and was an executive with Washington Mutual when the now-failed bank was among the most aggressive marketers ...
Long-awaited ruling due on CA gay marriage ban
Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriages are anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision on whether the voter-approved measure violates the constitutional rights of gay men and lesbians. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the three-judge panel that considered the question plans to issue its ...
Bernanke is expected to stick with low-rate stance
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called the economy "frustratingly slow." On Tuesday, Congress will find out whether he still thinks so, even after Friday's news that hiring surged in January and unemployment reached a three-year low. Don't expect a radical new outlook on the economy. When Bernanke testifies to ...
New York Giants like chances of repeating
Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract. Can anybody say repeat? A day after their 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, a weary team of partied-out players packed their bags and ...
Obama to host White House Science Fair
President Barack Obama will stress the importance of science and technology education Tuesday when he hosts the second White House Science Fair. The fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions from across the country. The president will view exhibits of student ...
Looking to reset campaign, Santorum hits 3 states
Republican Rick Santorum is planning some last-minute campaigning in each of the three states holding presidential contests Tuesday. The former Pennsylvania senator is set for a morning rally in deeply conservative Colorado Springs, home to the Christian organization Focus on the Family. From there, he expects to campaign in Minnesota ...
Romney intensifies fight for social conservatives
Presidential contender Mitt Romney is fighting to win over social conservatives in Tuesday's Republican caucuses. Romney, who previously supported abortion rights, has struggled to convince some cultural conservatives that he's conservative enough. And rival Rick Santorum hopes to use those voters to score strong finishes in Colorado and Minnesota on ...
Former Md. pastor pleading to child sex abuse
The former pastor of a Montgomery County Baptist church is striking a plea deal in Frederick on charges he sexually abused a pre-teenage girl. A Frederick County prosecutor say 74-year-old Joe Ivey of Walkersville will enter into the plea agreement Tuesday morning in Frederick County Circuit Court. Assistant State's Attorney ...
