Some excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, according to an early transcript released by the Supreme Court: On whether the case ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most expensive ticket to "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway: $477. The face value of a great seat for this year's Super Bowl: $1,250. Guaranteed seats to watch the U.S. Supreme Court hear ... Read more
BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Pop star Rihanna has dropped in on high school students in a northwestern Chicago suburb. Barrington High School earned Friday's visit as a reward for winning the singer's "Shine Bright ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A line has begun forming at the Supreme Court for people who want to attend next week's arguments in two gay marriage cases. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg confirmed by email that ... Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — At Jenny Dobreva's a convenience store, a customer comes up to get a lighter. She apologetically turns him away. It's not because he doesn't have enough money — it's because she ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked North Carolina from trying to take more than $900,000 from a legal settlement won by the family of a 13-year-old girl who suffered devastating injuries during her ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — With their Ivy League pedigrees and East Coast addresses, Supreme Court justices often are rightly described as unrepresentative of the nation. But in one area, the justices look a lot like the ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to high school math, the course titles don't really matter or even predict what's in the textbook. That observation is part of the Education Department's new study of high school ... Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's Supreme Court says Vice President Nicolas Maduro became acting president the moment Hugo Chavez died, and can run for president. The decision comes just hours before Maduro ... Read more