Alabama baseball team to hold gun raffle

Huntsville Stars fans will have the chance to win guns from Larry's Pistol and Pawn

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 9:13 PM UTC
Baseball, Guns, Alabama

Family Research Council delights gays

Is the homophobic group open to a new position?

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:55 PM UTC 28
Tony Perkins

Obama, African leaders clash on gay rights

Senegalese President Macky Sall insisted he is "still not ready to decriminalize homosexuality"

, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
Associated Press, Africa, Senegal

Mandela on the mend?

The former South African president's condition remains critical but is now stable

, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:39 PM UTC
Associated Press

Crackers, please…

Who cares if Trayvon Martin called George Zimmerman a “creepy ass cracker”? White grievance-mongers, that’s who

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:28 PM UTC 785
Trayvon Martin

Phyllis Schlafly: Latino voters “don’t understand” the Bill of Rights “at all”

"You can’t even talk to them about what the Republican principle is,” Schlafy added, referring to Latino voters VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:19 PM UTC 115
Video, Racism, GOP, Republicans

Tsarnaev indicted on 30 charges

The Boston bombing suspect could receive the death penalty

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:59 PM UTC
Associated Press

Zimmerman trial witness tells attorney: “That’s real retarded, sir”

Star witness Rachel Jeantel was none too impressed with Zimmerman's lawyer's line of questioning VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:44 PM UTC 219
Video, Trayvon Martin

Rick Perry says Wendy Davis “hasn’t learned from her own example”

In a bizarre move, the Texas governor tried to use Davis' life story to undermine women's reproductive rights VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 55
Video, Wendy Davis

Putin: Law restricting gay rights in Russia is about “protecting children”

Putin says Russia's proposed ban on "gay propaganda" isn't about "sanctions on homosexuality"

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 4:26 PM UTC 18
Vladimir Putin, Russia

Report: NSA tracked U.S. emails for a decade

"It is hard to distinguish email metadata from email content"

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 4:03 PM UTC
verizon, Leaker, Edward Snowden

Claire McCaskill responds to WSJ’s “spirited defense of a convicted sex offender”

The Missouri senator takes down James Taranto over his "disregard for the severity of sexual assault"

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 3:48 PM UTC
James Taranto, Claire McCaskill

France wants to block Amazon underselling

In semi-related news: Paris restaurants are serving mass-produced food

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
France, Books, Cuisine, amazon

WikiLeaks volunteer was paid FBI informant

A "cherubic" looking 18-year-old was part of an international investigation

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:50 PM UTC
WikiLeaks, Assange

From Stonewall to the death of DOMA: A look back at gay rights in the U.S.

A look at episodes in the modern history of the gay rights movement and how attitudes have changed along the way

, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 1:14 PM UTC
DoMA, SCOTUS, prop 8, Stonewall

Snowden screen name said leakers “should be shot”

His amnesty application to Ecuador may also take months

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 1:01 PM UTC 11
Edward Snowden, Leakers, Ecuador

Must-see morning clip: Stephen Colbert’s advice for straight married couples

The Supreme Court strikes down DOMA and Proposition 8, altering "traditional marriage" forever VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video, Must see morning clip

Wendy Davis: Texas Senate intentionally tried to rig the vote

Davis tells Anderson Cooper that she knows the vote timestamp on the antiabortion bill was changed "intentionally" VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:58 PM UTC
Video, Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Mandela in very critical condition

The daughter of the former South African president says he is still opening his eyes and reacting to touch

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:16 PM UTC
Associated Press

How Kennedy beat Scalia

His opinion was a mess -- but the liberal justices weren't about to point that out and risk losing his vote

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:01 PM UTC 75
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia

Wendy Davis vs. Rick Perry?

Texas Republicans want to get the national hero out of the state Senate. Maybe she should run for governor instead VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:53 PM UTC 47
Video, Wendy Davis, Texas

When Twitter does what journalism can’t

On Wendy Davis' filibuster (and, in a way, on DOMA), social media showed mainstream news what it couldn't ignore

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 25
Twitter, Wendy Davis

Carlos the Jackal loses appeal

The Venezuelan-born terrorist is currently serving a life sentence for his role in four French bombings

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 10:16 PM UTC
Associated Press

San Francisco braces for massive celebrations

Activists and city leaders are planning a rally and celebration in the Castro Wednesday night

, The American Independent Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 9:27 PM UTC
The American Independent

What’s next for the gay rights movement?

After today's rulings, gay activists and academics wonder whether the movement will find a new goal, or fragment

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 8:37 PM UTC 50
david france, DoMA

Louie Gohmert on DOMA: SCOTUS has defied “laws of nature and nature’s God”

A somber Rep. Gohmert told reporters that gay marriage signals the "end of a great civilization"

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 21
Louie Gohmert, DoMA, prop 8

Financier Marc Rich dead at 78

The trader known as the "King of Commodities" suffered a heart attack in Switzerland

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:24 PM UTC
Associated Press, Marc Rich

SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling may cost Wendy Davis her Senate seat

The Texas legislator shot to national prominence on Tuesday, but a SCOTUS ruling could lose Davis her seat

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:07 PM UTC 85
Wendy Davis, Voting Rights Act

Witness: Trayvon Martin knew he was being followed

He described the man as a "creepy ass cracker"

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:59 PM UTC 239
Trayvon Martin

NFL star Aaron Hernandez charged with murder

The New England Patriots tight end was arrested in his North Attleborough home Wednesday

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:45 PM UTC
Associated Press

NSA won’t confirm or deny it has your data

Hundreds of Americans have filed FOIA requests since the scandal broke. Early returns suggest they may be in vain

, The Daily Dot Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:37 PM UTC
the daily dot, NSA

Rush is unhappy with the Supreme Court

"Hey Judge, I want to marry this or that" VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:24 PM UTC 30
Video, Rush Limbaugh

Marriage equality fight continues in New Jersey, advocates say

Democrats may renew efforts to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a gay marriage bill following SCOTUS victory

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:05 PM UTC
Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights

Antonin Scalia’s self-pitying, angry nostalgia

Supreme Court's arch-conservative says legalizing same-sex marriage discriminates against people who don't want it

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 5:51 PM UTC 310
Supreme Court

America rejoices over gay marriage win

The historic Supreme Court ruling that struck down DOMA is cause for celebration around the nation SLIDE SHOW

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 10
slideshow, DoMA, prop 8, SCOTUS

Watch: Prop 8 plaintiffs get surprise call from president

The two couples behind the Supreme Court challenge received a spontaneous call from Obama -- live on TV VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:48 PM UTC 40
Video, Gay Marriage

Best of the worst: Right-wing responses to the court

UPDATED: Mike Huckabee, Michele Bachmann and a host of others aren't handling the SCOTUS rulings all too well VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:25 PM UTC 363
Video, DoMA, prop 8, Proposition 8

Twitter is feeling really, really good about the DOMA and Prop 8 rulings

Lots of celebrating happening in under 140 characters following the landmark SCOTUS decisions

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:19 PM UTC
DoMA, SCOTUS, Gay Marriage

Meet the Wendy Davis fan club

Famous Twitter users were feeling a whole lot of love for the filibustering Texan on Tuesday night

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:26 PM UTC
Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Must-see morning clip: SCOTUS strikes down key section in Voting Rights Act

Stephen Colbert mocked Chief Justice John Roberts, who said things have "changed dramatically" in Jim Crow south VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Video, jim crow south

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