[U.S.] Supreme Court Hears First Of Two Same-Sex Marriage Ban Cases

Supreme Court Hears First Of Two Same-Sex Marriage Ban Cases
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/179320/supreme-court-hears-first-of-two-same-sex-marriage-ban-cases
As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case against Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, some New Yorkers told NY1 that they would support a nationwide bill for marriage equality.

Alert dog leads owner to trapped Calif. hiker
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trapped-man-rescued-californias-mt-rubidoux-18815211
A hiker who was trapped on Mount Rubidoux in Southern California was rescued Tuesday after an alert dog led his owner to the severely dehydrated man.

David Petraeus to apologize for affair in his first pubic speech since leaving the CIA
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/petraeus-apologize-affair-speech-resigning-article-1.1299224
Petraeus is speaking at the University of Southern California in his first public address since the story of his affair broke and he left the CIA.

Ky. legislature overrides 'religious freedom' veto
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/03/26/2574861/speaker-pension-plan-to-pass-house.html
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky legislature voted Tuesday night to override the governor's veto of a controversial "religious freedom" bill.

Johnson's retirement raises GOP hopes in Senate
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/26/republicans-democrats-both-see-opportunity-in-johnson-retirement
Republicans need six seats to win Senate majority, but candidate missteps cost them in 2010 and 2012 elections. johnson-tim. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.

Local Lawmakers Support Gradual Increase In Minimum Wage
http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/jobs/new-eatery-wage-board-in-nys-budget-bill-1.4916683
Minimum wage earners may see a bump in their income beginning December 31 if members of the New York State Legislature approve Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Officers respond to report of man firing shots
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57576478/wash-officers-lob-gas-in-hopes-of-ending-standoff/
A Pierce County sheriff's spokesman says SWAT officers have been called to a Tacoma-area residence where a man believed to have been shooting at nearby homes is holed up.

Man wins $8K after Disney 'Small World' breakdown
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/disabled-man-stuck-on-disneyland-s-it-s-a-small-world-ride-as-song-plays-1.1212836
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney says a disabled man was awarded $8,000 by Disneyland after the "It's A Small World" ride broke, stranding him for a half hour while the theme song played continuously.

Post-Newtown support for gun control fades quickly
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/26/175377122/in-new-poll-support-for-stricter-gun-control-law-drops-since-newtown-shootings
Four months after the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., public support for new gun control measures has dropped significantly. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

US shopkeeper scoops $338m Powerball lottery prize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21949983
A US shopkeeper is celebrating after scooping $338m (£228m) in the Powerball lottery - the fourth largest prize in the game's history.

'Emaciated' 4-year-old boy survives in home for days after mom dies
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/26/police-little-boy-living-with-dead-mother-for-days-found-emaciated/
Police say they found an emaciated 4-year-old boy in an apartment Tuesday with the body of his mother, who appears to have been dead for nearly a week.

Investigators tight-lipped about Ebel vehicle evidence
http://nation.time.com/2013/03/25/colo-gov-dead-suspect-killed-corrections-chief/
DECATUR, Texas (AP) - Investigators are being tight-lipped about evidence inventoried from the car of a Colorado slaying suspect, but a Texas official says handwritten directions discovered in Evan Spencer Ebel's vehicle would be useful in that investigation ...

Bill signed: Let's build some roads
http://augustafreepress.com/2013/03/26/mcdonnell-amendment-bans-abortion-from-state-health-exchange/
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