US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says recent legislation permitting gay marriage in New York state gives visibility and credibility to the struggle for gay rights around the world. At a state department event marking gay pride Tuesday, Clinton described the struggle for gay equality as one of the most urgent and important human rights […]
Clinton Hails Passage of NY Gay Marriage Law
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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US Gives Failing Grades to 23 Countries in Human Trafficking Fight
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has sharply increased, from 13 to 23, the number of nations said to be failing to meet international standards in the fight against human trafficking. Lebanon, Libya, Venezuela and several African countries are among the countries new to the list of the world’s worst offenders on the State Department’s annual report on […]
Flooding, Wildfires Causes Havoc in Parts of US
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Heavy flooding in the midwestern state of North Dakota continues to threaten dozens of cities across the state despite reaching its peak. The Souris River on Sunday crested at its highest level in 130 years, but not before damaging an estimated 3,000 homes and displacing more than 12,000 people in the city of Minot. The […]
Bachmann Formally Launches Presidential Bid
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann has formally launched her White House bid, joining a crowded field of Republicans who hope to run against President Barack Obama in 2012. Bachmann made the announcement in Waterloo, the city of her birth, in the Midwestern state of Iowa. The state is an important campaign destination for presidential hopefuls, as […]
Obama Urges Americans to Get Tested for HIV
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama is urging Americans to get tested for HIV. In a statement Monday on National HIV Testing Day, the president said “one in five Americans living with HIV is not aware of their infection.” He highlighted the importance of making sure people know their status, as well as getting treatment for those who […]
Baseball’s Dodgers Declare Bankruptcy
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for bankruptcy protection. Team owner Frank McCourt is blaming baseball commissioner Bud Selig for refusing to approve a television deal that he said would have assured financial stability for the team. The league took over business operations of the Dodgers earlier this year because McCourt’s fight with […]
Obama to Meet With Senate Leaders Over Debt Ceiling
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama is set to meet with the Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate, after negotiations stalled between the two sides on the U.S. national debt and raising the federal government’s borrowing limit. Mr. Obama will meet separately at the White House Monday with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, […]
2 Explosive Devices Found at US Bookstore
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal agents say two small devices found at a bookstore in Colorado partially detonated, causing minor damage but no injuries. Bomb squad officers and other authorities were dispatched after the devices were spotted Saturday at the bookstore in a mall in the Lakewood area. The discovery was made after police responded to a report […]
New York Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Major Gay Rights Victory
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
New York has become the sixth U.S. state to legalize same sex marriage. By a vote of 33 to 29, the legislature in the populous northeastern state approved a bill late Friday allowing same-sex unions after four Republicans crossed party lines to support it. Gay rights advocates hailed the vote, calling it a major victory […]
New York Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Major Gay Rights Victory
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New York have voted to approve same-sex marriage, handing American gay rights advocates a major victory in their quest for equality. After extensive debate, the New York State Senate approved the legislation Friday night by a vote of 33 to 29, as two previously undecided Republican lawmakers cast the […]
