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Appeals panel hearing arguments in 6 gay marriage cases from 4 states

May 31, 2019 at 3:27 a.m.

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati began hearing arguments Wednesday from six same-sex marriage cases that have worked their way up from lower cases in four states. In all of...

Pacific Northwest fires continue to spread, threaten homes

June 24, 2019 at 9:52 p.m.

Cooler temperatures may briefly aid firefighters trying to contain 22 fires in the Pacific Northwest, but hot and dry summer weather will return later next week and is expected to...

‘Stay strong,’ says 15-year-old survivor of Houston-area shooting

June 22, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

The 15-year-old lone survivor of a shooting at a suburban Houston home that left her parents and four siblings dead spoke tearfully at a memorial service for her family Saturday,...

Dad of son left in car told family to collect life insurance

June 20, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

While in jail, the father of a Georgia toddler who died last month in a sweltering SUV told family members how to collect on $27,000 in life insurance on the...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio watches as the 2013 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut and challenger Matt Stonie face off.

Men’s hot dog champ retains ‘mustard belt,’ wins fiancee

May 31, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

The defending champion of the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest held on to his "mustard belt" Friday in Coney Island. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut of...

The Rev. Frank Schaefer is a Methodist clergyman in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, who faced a church tribunal for committing a crime, officiating over the gay marriage in 2006 of his son and his son's partner.

Methodist minister who officiated at gay marriage is reinstated

June 23, 2019 at 5:10 a.m.

A Pennsylvania Methodist minister, who was defrocked six months ago after officiating at his son's same-sex wedding, on Tuesday won his appeal to have his religious credentials restored. The Rev....

Minister who was defrocked for officiating gay wedding wins appeal

June 20, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

Frank Schaefer, a Methodist minister who was defrocked six months ago after officiating at his son's same-sex wedding, won his appeal to have his religious credentials restored by the church...

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