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Tuesday, Illinois Republican Mark Kirk became the 50th U.S. Senator to support marriage for same-sex couples. Sen. Kirk is the second sitting Republican Senator to support the freedom to marry, following Ohio Republican Rob Portman's announcement last month.

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has put his weapons on standby and threatened war with South Korea as he threatens to "settle accounts" with the evil United States. Check out what some of the top political cartoonists think...

As the Supreme Court deliberates on two same-sex marriage cases, and with several other high-profile cases on its docket, the court’s favorability rating remains close to an all-time low.

The New York City AIDS Memorial's Board of Directors revealed new renderings of the final design for the memorial and formally launched their capital campaign at a press conference Wednesday evening in Manhattan.

According to a new Gallup research poll, teachers in the United States rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians. They have an average Life Evaluation Index score of 68.8, besting workers in most other types of jobs, including managers and executives, nurses, and business owners.

The more than 250 attendees discussed a wide range of inclusion issues including minority recruiting, veteran hiring, attracting and retaining lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender talent, and growing the number of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

A prepared text of his speech, obtained by the New York Times, indicates Petraeus will apologize for the affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

The Supreme Court is raising the prospect that it will find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a substantial ruling on whether gays have a right to marry.

No one has a more respect view of court cases coming out of the Supreme Court than the popular Web site SCOTUSblog. Halfway through oral arguments about Tuesday landmark case pertaining to the legality of California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in the state, SCOTUSblog tweeted that the 2008 ballot measure is "unlikely to be upheld."

Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary

Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary

Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary

Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary

Justice Scalia's horrible comments on homosexuality, Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and the growing support nationally for marriage equality are all storylines in two landmark cases about gay marriage coming before the Supreme Court. Leave it to cartoonists to have the best commentary