More than 100 women protested at Capitol Hill Thursday to speed up immigration reform, but police eventually arrested them for deliberately blocking a busy intersection.
A judge ordered a Philadelphia-area county clerk to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses. A Philadelphia-area county clerk has been issuing same-sex marriage licenses ever since the Defense of Marriage act was ruled unconstitutional earlier this summer, but a judge ordered him to stop the practice this week.
A pastor from the town of Mulberry, Florida got arrested Wednesday. Pastor Terry Jones planned to burn 2,998 Qurans in a park – his way of commemorating the 12th anniversary of 9/11. Jones would burn one Quran for every victim of 9/11, according to a report by USA Today.
Outspoken Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte has never been one to stay silent on immigration issues, even as other lawmakers have opted to push the debate to the backburner in favor of solving the crisis in Syria.
The security in the United States is understandably beefed up today as the nation reached the twelfth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Most reports indicate that Bill de Blasio has won the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race, but there is still a slight chance that he could face a runoff in a one-on-one competition with former city comptroller Bill Thompson.
George Zimmerman was handcuffed and taken into custody but was released without being charged George Zimmerman found himself involved with police yet again yesterday after his estranged wife, Shellie, called the police and said he was threatening to shoot her after he allegedly punched her father in the face.
The new September 11 Museum and Memorial is nearing its completion after three years of construction and hard work below the ground where the twin towers used to stand.
A special Russian missile cruiser has been released to the eastern part of the Mediterranean to lead the navy operations in the place. This was according to the Interfax who quoted a source from the military since the US gets ready to a potential strike as response to the current situation in Syria.
New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn has seen her July lead slip away in favor of Bill de Blasio as the two continue to campaign in advance of the Sept. 10 democratic primary.
McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham released a statement together on Saturday about the situation. As president Barack Obama seeks congressional approval to order military strikes in Syria, senator John McCain weighed in on the issue by saying that he would support the strikes if they would ''reverse the situation on the battlefield,'' and that it would be "catastrophic" if congress votes against it.
A Nebraska man is suing Wal-Mart for the death of his wife. According to the man, a faulty plastic bag from the super-chain store is responsible for his being a widow.
