Mar 04 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Mexican forces capture Zetas cartel leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Mexican authorities arrested Omar Trevino Morales, the head of the notorious Zetas cartel, during an early morning raid. Known as “Z-42,” Morales was wanted in both the U.S. and Mexico for drug trafficking, kidnapping and… Continue watching
Mar 02 Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban struck down by district judge By Anna Sillers In a lawsuit filed by seven same-sex couples challenging Nebraska’s gay marriage ban, Nebraska district judge Joseph Bataillon sided with the plaintiffs, making same-sex marriage legal in the state of Nebraska. The ruling will be effective in one week. Continue reading
Feb 17 Chinese short film encouraging families to talk about homosexuality gets over 100 million views By Shehryar Nabi, Marina Lopes A short film depicting two parents’ coming to terms with their son’s homosexuality has gone viral in China, garnering over 100 million views on QQ, a popular video streaming site in China. Once classified as a “mental illness”, homosexuality has… Continue reading
Feb 12 Federal judge orders Alabama county to issue same-sex marriage licenses By Justin Scuiletti A U.S. District Court judge ordered an Alabama probate court judge on Thursday to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, the New York Times reported. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:35 How Alabama politics are motivating a legal showdown over gay marriage By PBS News Hour In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on gay marriage. Last month a federal court lifted that law, but the state’s supreme court chief justice ordered judges to ignore the ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal… Continue watching
Feb 09 Justice Thomas objects to Supreme Court’s refusal to block gay marriage in Alabama By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Thomas wrote that the court "looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws" and that "this acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."… Continue reading
Feb 09 Same-sex marriages to begin in Alabama after Supreme Court refuses stay By Justin Scuiletti Alabama became the 37th state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a stay on the state's 2006 ban. Continue reading
Feb 02 The Supreme Court won’t be airing its same-sex marriage decision on live TV By Matt Sedensky, Sam Hananel, Associated Press News organizations, start training your interns for running now. The Supreme Court will not be broadcasting its historic arguments over gay marriage on live television. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 6:42 Why some wedding businesses say ‘I don’t’ to gay couples By PBS News Hour In Colorado, a baker’s decision to turn a gay couple away rather than make them a wedding cake has sparked a civil rights legal battle. In fact, as the number of states allowing same-sex marriages increases, so too has the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 13:28 Shields and Brooks on same-sex right to marry, Romney run resistance By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s move to consider same-sex marriage, next steps for Republican congressional leaders, emerging GOP candidates for the next… Continue watching