Alabama official ordered to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered an Alabama official to start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in compliance with an earlier order, but couples in most counties were still unable to obtain licenses.
Nobel winner Elie Wiesel lends support to Netanyahu’s U.S. speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is lending his support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to Congress on the dangers of Iran’s nuclear program – an address that has antagon…
Alabama official ordered to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered an Alabama official to start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in compliance with an earlier order, but couples in most counties were still unable to obtain licenses.
Senate approves Carter as new defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama’s next secretary of defense.
Nobel winner Elie Wiesel lends support to Netanyahu’s U.S. speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is lending his support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to Congress on the dangers of Iran’s nuclear program – an address that has antagon…
Senate panel advances Guantanamo bill, White House promises veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel voted narrowly on Thursday to advance a bill that would bar most transfers of prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center until after President Barack Obama’s presidency, which the White House has promi…
Biden says 2016 should be debate about continuing Obama’s policies
DES MOINES (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden was vague on Thursday about whether he would seek to succeed President Barack Obama, but said the 2016 White House campaign should be centered on whether to continue Obama’s policies.
Oklahoma bill would protect clergy who won’t perform gay marriages
(Reuters) – Oklahoma state representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance a bill that would provide immunity from lawsuits to clergy who refuse to conduct marriages for same-sex couples.
Embassy closure hurts counterterrorism in Yemen: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The closure of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen has further degraded America’s ability to conduct counterterrorism operations in the country, which is teetering on the brink of civil war, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Oregon state treasurer asks Governor Kitzhaber to resign
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The treasurer of Oregon called on embattled Governor John Kitzhaber to resign on Thursday amid fallout over conflict-of-interest allegations involving his fiancee, and Oregon’s secretary of state said she is ready to step int…
