SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court....
Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work....
ATLANTA (AP) -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips....
ATLANTA (AP) -- A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Homeland Security Department has appointed a public advocate to handle complaints and questions about its immigration enforcement policies....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared New York City to be the "Big Blue Apple" in honor of the New York Giants' Super Bowl win....
GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Egyptian officials have abruptly canceled meetings scheduled with U.S. lawmakers amid growing tensions between the two countries....