Politics

New Zealand legalizes same-sex marriage

Earlier this month, the nation of South Africa made headlines when two Zulu men married in a historic traditional same-sex marriage. Now, the gay residents

Senate rejects new gun background checks

In a major defeat for supporters of tougher gun laws, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday defeated a compromise proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales.

President Obama assassination attempt

A letter addressed to President Obama tested positive for ricin, the same poisonous substance that was also mailed to a senator, the media reports. The

New Yorker of the week: Robert Cornegy

Robert E. Cornegy Jr., is the district leader of Brooklyn’s 56th Assembly District and current president of the Vanguard Independent Democratic Association. Born and raised

States where gays and lesbians can marry

Two landmark cases about same-sex marriage will be argued in front of the Supreme Court this week as California’s controversial Proposition 8, which bans gay